Event Details
Friday, Feb 9, 2018
Flight to Freedom
Time: 10:00 am til 4:00 pm
Location: Fort Mose Historic State Park
Description: Many people do not know that the first underground railroad in the U.S. didn’t head north, it headed south to Florida. Slaves fleeing slavery in the Carolinas and Georgia often headed to the fortified town of Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose, now known as Fort Mose, in search of freedom.
Volunteers from Florida Living History Inc., in partnership with Fort Mose Historic State Park and the Fort Mose Historical Society, offer visitors an opportunity to look back and glimpse the journey of the people fleeing slavery. Part of Florida Living History Inc.’s educational initiatives for black history month, the annual Flight to Freedom heritage event includes “Freedom Trail” guided tours, colonial Spanish military demonstrations and period culinary demonstrations.
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FPAN is posting this event as a courtesy, we will neither be hosting nor attending this event.
