The Georgia chapter of a Confederacy group has filed a lawsuit against a state park over an exhibit on slavery, segregation, ...

Uncover the inspiring story of Robert Smalls, who escaped slavery via a daring sea mission and later became a significant political figure. Supreme Court will review Trump’s attempt to ban ...

Robert Smalls published a newspaper, established a transportation company and served five terms in the United States Congress. Before those laudable accomplishments, though, Smalls had to secure ...

What will happen to the mural at Robert Smalls International Academy when the school is demolished? From slavery to Congress. 10 Robert Smalls facts you may not know, but these Beaufort students ...

A slave who once couldn’t afford the $800 price to secure his family’s freedom, Robert Smalls went on to buy his former slave owner’s home after he risked everything to escape slavery.

Robert Smalls made a daring sea escape during the Civil War as a slave and went on to serve five terms in Congress as a Representative from South Carolina.

Here’s a capsule history of Small’s heroism, according to the Navy: Robert Smalls (1839-1915) was born into slavery in South Carolina. He became a skilled sailor and was an expert navigator of ...

From slavery to Congress. 10 Robert Smalls facts you may not know, ... The Roberts Small School was the first African American School with football lights in South Carolina.

“Master Slave Husband Wife,” by Ilyon Woo, relates the daring escape from bondage in Georgia to freedom in the North by an enslaved couple disguised as a wealthy planter and his property.

This summer, Roberts Smalls International Academy will be demolished, and along with it, the mural the community painted in 2018 to colorfully line its walls and honor the school’s namesake. But ...