First Mose Historic State Park
15 Fort Mose Trail
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Special events, nature trails, Visitors Center with exhibits
Fort Mose Historic State Park is the site of the first legally sanctioned free African settlement in what is now the United States. In 1738, the Spanish governor of Florida chartered the settlement of Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose, or Fort Mose for short, as a settlement for those fleeing slavery from the English colonies in the Carolinas.
Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series
- Feb. 13: Robert Cray Band and Ruthie Foster
- Feb. 14: Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble with special guest the Gilmore Quandry
- Feb. 15: Samara Joy with special guest Hannah Stokes Band
Lilu’s Art & Antiques — Highway Men artwork
82 Charlotte Street
Featuring Highwaymen artwork — including pieces from R.L. Lewis and Willie Reagan, two talented artists who recently passed away. There are only two Highwaymen artists now alive, Curtis Arnett and Sam Newton — with Mr. Arnett will have an Artist Exhibition at the gallery on April 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Highwaymen, also referred to as the Florida Highwaymen, are a group of 26 African American landscape artists from Florida. They made a living selling their paintings door-to-door to businesses and individuals throughout Florida from the mid-1950s through the 1980s. Due to the racial segregation that was in place in Florida in the 1950s, they faced many racial and cultural barriers.
Zora’s Sojurn — Stay were author Zora Neale Hurston lived in St. Augustine
791 W King Street
This vacation rental features four bedrooms in a two story building that once served as dorms for Florida Memorial College, where acclaimed author Zora Neale Hurston lived while teaching for the college. She wrote her iconic memoir, “Dust Tracks on a Road,” while living here. The first floor of the property features a museum with artwork depicting Hurston, newspaper articles, her marriage certificate from St. Johns County, and a library of books. Learn more at zorasojourn.com
Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center
102 M.L. King Avenue
www.lincolnvillemuseum.org
Museum, events and community gathering space
The Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center is an African American history museum located in the historic Lincolnville neighborhood of St. Augustine. Exhibits include 460+ years of Black history in historic St. Augustine.
The museum is housed in the historic Excelsior School Building, which served as the first public Black high school in Saint Johns County in 1925. After desegregation, the school was closed and the building housed government offices until the mid 1980s. After the offices were phased out of use, a group of former Excelsior students and community members rallied to save the building from demolition.
ACCORD Freedom Trail
The ACCORD Freedom Trail Project, and its phone audio tour, consists of 31 historic markers located at significant Civil Rights sites throughout St. Augustine. ACCORD Freedom Trail brochures and maps are available at the Visitor Information Center in downtown St. Augustine. All of the historic markers on the self-guided trail are prominent in the brochure. Learn more at accordfreedomtrail.org
ACCORD Civil Rights Museum
79 Bridge Street
The museum was established in 2014 by ACCORD (Anniversary to Commemorate the Civil Rights Demonstrations) Inc. to recognize “local heroes and sheroes” of the civil rights movement in St. Augustine. Significantly, the building was once the dentist office of Dr. Robert B. Hayling, widely recognized as the “Father of Civil Rights in St. Augustine.” Hayling, a former U.S. Air Force officer, opened his office in St. Augustine (it featured the first integrated waiting room in the city) and quickly became a leader in the local civil rights movement. In 1963, he and three other local Black residents were kidnapped and taken to a Ku Klux Klan rally where they were beaten unconscious with clubs and chains. Only the timely arrival of the State Police prevented their murders. Hayling and his companions were charged and convicted of “criminal assault” against the estimated 300 armed Klansmen. Undeterred, Hayling appealed to the national NAACP and Southern Christian Leadership council for help and set in motion the massive civil rights demonstrations of 1964.
Ximenez-Fatio House Museum — Black History Exhibit
20 Aviles Street
In addition to the special tours called I Lived Here, As Well, taking place at this circa 1798 house museum, the Ximenez-Fatio House features a Black History exhibit on the third floor — this attic space was where the slaves and servants lived in the former boarding house, also where the luggage was stored about for the guests. Tours are available Monday-Saturday.
In Our Glory: Black Joy in Jim Crow St. Augustine
On view at the Oldest House Museum Complex, this special exhibit features photography by St. Augustine and Florida photographers, curated by Flagler College students.
🗓️ Seven days a week through June 28, 2026 — 10 AM to 5 PM
📍Oldest House Museum Complex, 14 St. Francis Street
St. Augustine, Florida
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Dr. Robert Hayling Freedom Park
601 Riberia Street
- Picnic facilities
- Walking trail
- “Let Freedom Ring” chimes – 14 aluminum cylinders graduating in height to form an upward arc with each producing a different tone, creating a harmonious effect overall.
- Art installations
Named in honor of a leader of the Civil Rights Movement in St. Augustine in the early 1960s, the nearly nine acre park with its panoramic view of the San Sebastian and Matanzas Rivers will undoubtedly become a favorite place for reflection, recreation and relaxation for the St. Augustine community. Dr. Hayling’s leadership in the cause of civil rights in St. Augustine has been recognized in many ways including his being a recipient of Florida A & M University’s Distinguished Alumni Award, Florida Memorial University’s Nathan W. Collier Meritorious Service Award, and being the namesake of the Dr. Robert B. Hayling Award of Valor, created by former Florida State Senator Tony Hill. The city has also recognized Hayling by naming the street where he once lived Dr. Robert B. Hayling Place, and by awarding him the city’s two highest honors, the de Avilés Award in 2011 and the Order of La Florida in 2013. Hayling is the only person to receive both awards. Dr. Hayling died in 2015.
Best Richardson African Diaspora Literature & Culture Museum
83 Washington Street
Best Richardson African Diaspora Literature & Culture Museum is a non-profit Veteran and Woman-owned business, bookstore, and gift shop. The museum provides youth and adults with educational artifacts and information on African Diaspora literary and cultural history. The museum features rare and antiquarian books written by writers of African descent. The show also features used, rare, and new books and high-quality African and Gullah Geechee gift items. www.bradlcmuseum.com
Hilton Historic — Civil Rights landmark
