FROM THE PUBLISHERS
“ Many an achievement of the Black race, glorious, great and grand, instead of being compiled in the annals of the people, instead of being woven in the story and song, instead of being talked on in the family circle and held up before the admiring eyes of our children, sleeps quietly in the grave of oblivion.”
These words were written by a journalist for the New York Globe in 1886 over 138 years ago. Fort Mose was an“ unknown story” from 1763 until 1986 when archaeologist Dr. Kathleen Deagan identified the site. Though the Fort Mose Museum opened in 1996, the fort has remained“ unseen” until early 2025 when the opening of the reconstructed fort is planned.
Barbara and I, as well as our TouchPoint team members, are proud to have had the opportunity to partner with St. Johns County, SJC Cultural Events, Florida State Parks Foundation and Fort Mose Historical Society to help tell this“ untold” story of courage, freedom and perseverance. In addition to this“ Inaugural Edition” of The Pride of Florida – The Story of Fort Mose, we also published two digital editions with two others planned for August, 2024 and post Grand Opening. If you would like to read either of these digital editions, please scan the below QR Code or go to our website Evolve-Success. com / Special Editions /. The digital editions are free.
Over the decades, volunteers have spent many hours telling the Fort Mose story through reenactments and hosting cultural events over the years. Many people and organizations have also contributed to the reconstruction of the Fort. Please add your voice to telling this“ untold story”.
The Story of Fort Mose deserves to be told because it is a true American story of Courage, Freedom and Perseverance.
THE STORY OF
a special edition of
PUBLISHERS Dr. Barbara C. Holley Howard M. Holley
EDITOR Aaron London
ART DIRECTOR Leslie Proctor
MANAGING EDITOR
Dr. Beverly Wolfe
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Yvette Alleman
CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER Elesha Mavrommatis
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Jeanne Coates
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