South Carolina to build first monument to an African American.
Oct 22, 2024 · Robert Smalls was born in 1839 in Beaufort and died in 1915 in his hometown a free, but somewhat forgotten man who lived a life unimaginable to a woman holding her son born into slavery. Supporters now have a chance to make sure he never fades into obscurity.
South Carolina statue honoring Black hero Robert Smalls will …
Jan 9, 2025 · — A group studying where to put South Carolina's first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert Smalls' statue should be staring down a notorious white...
South Carolina man pleads guilty to the carjacking and killing of a New …
4 hours ago · ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A South Carolina man pleaded guilty Friday to charges that he gunned down a New Mexico state police officer who had stopped to help him, marking a turning point in a ...
From slavery to Congress, Robert Smalls’ fight for freedom soon ...
Aug 29, 2024 · At 23-years-old, Robert Smalls won freedom for himself and his family. The Beaufort County man went from slavery to pilot during the Civil War before being elected to Congress.
GUEST COLUMN: Don't forget Robert Smalls, a hero who …
Feb 21, 2024 · Among the more noted examples are Dr. Martin Luther King, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglas, Rosa Parks, Booker T. Washington, Langston Hughes, Ella Fitzgerald, and Louis Armstrong, among scores of...
Janet Halfmann Author/Seven Miles to Freedom
Seven Miles to Freedom tells the story of Robert Smalls, the enslaved wheelman of a cotton boat turned Confederate gunboat, named the Planter. Smalls, with the rest of the enslaved crew, stole the ship right from under the noses of the Confederates.
Robert Smalls Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information - Legacy.com
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Robert Smalls will be memorialized outside Statehouse, a century …
May 10, 2024 · COLUMBIA — Legislators agreed unanimously to memorialize Robert Smalls on Statehouse grounds with a monument that itself will make history. The bill legislators sent Thursday to the governor’s desk creates a commission to design the monument, decide where to put it, and raise money to pay for it.
Robert Smalls Obituary (2011) - Albuquerque, NM - Legacy.com
Oct 26, 2011 · SMALLS, ROBERT F. LT COL. USA (ret) Age 74, born in New York, and a resident of Albuquerque, died Wednesday, October 26, 2011. Bob was lovingly surrounded by his family and friends as he went...
Robert Smalls Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information
Robert Smalls, 68, of Charleston passed away on Tuesday December 10. Smith-McNeal Funeral Home - N. Charleston Chapel. Read More