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Hear the story of Robert Smalls at Charleston Museum
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Charleston Museum will host a special storytelling event about Robert Smalls on Wednesday for young children. Museum Educators will tell the story of Robert Smalls ...
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Descendant of slave who stole rebel ship named Charleston museum head
Moore is a direct descendant of Robert Smalls, who made history by commandeering the steamboat Planter in 1862. Smalls later went on to become a South Carolina congressman during the ...
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MARRIAGE OF GEN. ROBERT SMALLS.
From the Charleston News and Courter. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. Subscribers may ...
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A Complicated Past
On the evening of May 12, 1862, the Confederate ship Planter sailed into Charleston’s harbor, and the captain and officers, breaching protocol, disembarked for a night of socializing. It was the rare ...