Adam Wasserman
The Black Maroon Settlement of Angola: A Beacon of Freedom in Florida
Historian Adam Wasserman's account of Angola, a largely unknown free black maroon settlement in Tampa Bay, Florida that was destroyed by a covert excursion of pro-white Creeks under the orders of Andrew Jackson.
This article is an extract from Wasserman's A People's History of Florida.
Forming a nation: the free black settlement at Fort Mose
Historian Adam Wasserman's account of Fort Mose, the first free black settlement established in the United States.
This article is an extract from Wasserman's A People's History of Florida.
In 1693, King Charles the Second of Spain pronounced an important edict declaring freedom for fugitive slaves seeking refuge in St. Augustine:
