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African American Civil War hero to be honored outside SC’s state grounds
Robert Smalls was born in 1839 in Beaufort ... But Smalls’ story was too bold and amazing to fade away. In May 1862, during the Civil War, the steel-nerved ship pilot waited for the ship’s white ...
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South Carolina statue honoring Black hero Robert Smalls will stare down a segregationist
Robert Smalls was born in 1839 in Beaufort ... In May 1862, during the Civil War, the steel-nerved ship pilot waited for the ship's white Confederate crew members to leave the vessel for an ...
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Statue location honoring Robert Smalls at SC State House picked. Here’s where it will go
A clay rendering of the Robert Smalls monument. Basil Watson ... Congressman who commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War is slated to stand outside of the visitor’s entrance ...