Tag: Derek Hankerson

  • The Story of Fort Mosé Freedom Road Productions 2013 Derek Hankerson, Director Francisco Menendez (played by James Bullock) This is the story of Fort Mosé and Francisco Menendez in St. Augustine, Florida.

  • Freedom Road Spotlights St. Augustine History VisitFlorida.com 2012-06-29 Amy Wimmer Schwarb Derek Hankerson wanted to help educate people not only about Spanish Florida, but about the diverse groups who contributed to the country’s founding. A St. Augustine company is trying to reshape the American story – not to rewrite history, but to retell it. Derek…

  • For A Century, The First Underground Railroad Ran Slaves South To Florida (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post 2012-03-18 Bruce Smith, Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — While most Americans are familiar with the Underground Railroad that helped Southern slaves escape north before the Civil War, the first clandestine path to freedom ran for more than a century…