Florida's Forgotten Fort

Screening Date & Time

Thursday, September 24, 2026 • 6:00pm

Screening Venue

Palatine Public Library
700 N North Court
Palatine, IL 60067

Synopsis

The story of North America's first sanctioned free Black community, an important chapter of colonial history buried by a legacy of racism and indifference. Through interviews, reenactments and archival footage, this documentary short chronicles the legacy of Fort Mose– the final destination of the first underground railroad, where those escaping the horrors of British chattel slavery ran south to La Florida.

Production Credits

Director
H. James Gilmore

Writer
Nadia Ramoutar

Producer
Tracy Halcomb

Editor
Abby Surber, Madeira Wilde, Aszure Patterson