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The 1817 Negro Fort Massacre: America's Largest Slave Revolt Plot
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the little-known story of the Negro Fort, a British-built fortress in Spanish Florida that became a refuge for hundreds of escaped slaves and a beacon of freedom. After the War of 1812, the U.S. military, led by General Andrew Jackson, targeted the fort as a threat to the southern slave system. In July 1816, a U.S. gunboat fired a heated shot that detonated the fort's magazine, killing most of its inhabitants. We discuss the fort's origins, the alliance between fugitive slaves and Seminole Indians, the controversial role of the…
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