This year marks the 100th anniversary since Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the “Father of Black History” founded Negro History Week in February 1926. Fifty years after that, President Gerald Ford ...

For South Carolina readers, especially here in the Lowcountry, the story of Robert Smalls is an integral piece of the region’s (and nation’s) history. Now, Smalls’ story as one of the most legendary ...

Detroit-born screenwriter Rob Edwards has written a graphic novel detailing a little-known figure of America’s Black history: Robert Smalls. One Detroit’s Chris Jordan caught up with Edwards at Comics ...

Robert Smalls’ dynamic life story – his daring escape from slavery, his pivotal role in the Civil War, and the political career that ensued – was almost lost to history. But now there are plans to ...

A new statue honoring Civil War hero and former congressman Robert Smalls will become the first monument of an individual African American on the South Carolina Statehouse grounds. Artist Basil Watson ...

In the predawn hours on May 13, 1862, Robert Smalls commandeered the Confederate steamer Planter from the Charleston docks and escaped slavery alongside a small crew of freedom seekers. Through the ...

Last fall when I was traveling in South Carolina, my friend Robin, who is a civil rights attorney, told me about Robert Smalls and showed me a plaque in his honor in Charleston. I have to admit I had ...

Rob Edwards’ graphic novel details a little-known story in America’s Black history. Detroit-born screenwriter Rob Edwards has written a graphic novel detailing a little-known figure of America’s Black ...