Travel to Spanish Florida with Joel and Amanda in Fort Mose: The First Free Black Settlement (1738)! This Readers’ Theater script for 3rd–5th graders brings history to life as students meet Captain Francisco Menéndez, Governor Montiano, and families who escaped slavery to build a fortified community near St. Augustine. Students discover how a royal decree created a path to freedom, how Fort Mose became a strategic shield during British threats, and how the community showed resilience by evacuati