In secret, behind locked gates, our Nation's Oldest City dumped a landfill in a lake (Old City Reservoir), while emitting sewage in our rivers and salt marsh. Organized citizens exposed and defeated pollution, racism and cronyism. We elected a new Mayor. We're transforming our City -- advanced citizenship. Ask questions. Make disclosures. Demand answers. Be involved. Expect democracy. Report and expose corruption. Smile! Help enact a St. Augustine National Park and Seashore. We shall overcome!
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
St. Augustine Record re: no African-Americans shown in Record page one photo on Fort Mose article
Letter: Picture worth 1,000 words
Posted: June 26, 2013 - 12:48am
By Dr. Dorothy H. Israel
Secretary Fort Mose Historical Society
Editor: I applaud your recent article (June 23) regarding the re-enactment of the Battle of Bloody Mose that occurred at Fort Mose Park. The information presented was informative and broadened an understanding of history not generally known. Although African Americans fought bravely in the battle, none were shown in your article. The fact that black settlers at Fort Mose were the first line of defense for the city of St. Augustine should have been reflected in your photos. I hope in the future that this fact will be kept in mind in your presentation of Fort Mose.
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