Fort Mose: And the Story of the Man Who Built the First Free Black Settlement in Colonial America
by Turner, Glennette Tilley
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AR Book Level
8.4
AR Points
2
Word Count
8,288
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
140394 EN
About this book
This book tells the story of Fort Mose, the first free African settlement to legally exist in colonial America, established in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1738. The text includes over forty images, as well as notes on the uncovering of the fort.
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