The Little-Known Story of the Enslaved Africans Who Found Freedom in the European Fight Over North America
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Long before the famous Underground Railroad, those seeking freedom from slavery traveled on foot, by boat and under cover of darkness to Fort Mose in Spanish-controlled Florida
  • alekwithak@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    This is a fun rabbithole I dove down once. As a native Floridian my mind was fully blown by Florida having been a Spanish colony for 250 (1513-1763) years*, longer than it’s been a US state (1845-2027).
    Both displaced natives and slaves obtained freedom in Florida… until Spain ceded the land to Britain, which I’m sure was a dark day for many.