From the time of our country’s founding 250 years ago, the story of America has been one of the constant efforts of Americans—from all races, ethnicities, genders, and abilities—to make real the belief that we are all created equal and have a right to have a say in our democracy. We will be telling their stories over the next several weeks because now, as ever, “We Are America.” #WeAreAmerica250
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Charles "Chip" Storey is a board member and historian for the Fort Mose Historical Society. The society advocates for public education and historical accuracy on the nation's first legally sanctioned free Black settlement. Storey tells the story of Fort Mose, the first legally sanctioned free Black community in America, founded by fugitives from slavery in Spanish Florida 250 to 250 From the time of our country’s founding 250 years ago, the story of America has been one of the constant efforts of Americans—from all races, ethnicities, genders, and abilities—to make real the belief that we are all created equal and have a right to have a say in our democracy. We will be telling their stories over the next several weeks because now, as ever, “We Are America.” Follow Along | #WeAreAmerica250 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567541980226&mibextid=wwXIfr Substack: https://250to250.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/250to250/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@250.to.250?_r=1&_t=ZT-95WLMGNIcEn YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@twofiftytotwofifty Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/250to250.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.com/@250to250?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Notes Unless otherwise noted, all images used in this video are in the public domain. Fort Mose Historic State Park. Photo by Justin Waters. 2 July 2015. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en Fort Mose Panorama. Photo by Justin Waters. 2 July 2015. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en Site of Fort Mose. Photo by Ebyabe. 26 April 2008. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en