Article: Family of Black Civil War Hero Robert Smalls boards Army ship named for their Ancestor

Robert Smalls

Article: Family of Black Civil War Hero Robert Smalls boards Army ship named for their Ancestor

03/16/21

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The Post and Courier newspaper presents an article on the Robert Smalls ship dedication at the Charleston Naval Weapons Station in Hanahan, South Carolina on March 16, 2021. The article states that Smalls, an enslaved man who made a daring naval escape during slavery, was a "Civil War hero." The article highlights (photograph included) that Smalls' descendants were in attendance for the celebration.

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The Post and Courier

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