Biography: Smalls, Robert [1839-1915]
Subject
Robert Smalls
Title
Biography: Smalls, Robert [1839-1915]
Date
Unknown
Type
Biography
Description
Note: Original source, date and author unknown. Source states the biography was created and published between May 13, 1862 - February 22, 1915.
The Library of Congress presents a one-page historical biography on the life of Robert Smalls, an enslaved man who escaped slavery and later became a state Congressman (R-SC). Themes include: details on Smalls' escape from slavery, after seizing a Confederate vessel with his family and other enslaved men, and sailing into Union territory. Other themes include: his subsequent ascendance in the U.S. Army, details about his salary and his political career after the Civil War.
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The Library of Congress presents a one-page historical biography on the life of Robert Smalls, an enslaved man who escaped slavery and later became a state Congressman (R-SC). Themes include: details on Smalls' escape from slavery, after seizing a Confederate vessel with his family and other enslaved men, and sailing into Union territory. Other themes include: his subsequent ascendance in the U.S. Army, details about his salary and his political career after the Civil War.
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Publisher
Library of Congress (Frederick Douglass Papers)
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“Biography: Smalls, Robert [1839-1915],” Project Reconstruction, accessed April 20, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/116.