Video: Robert Smalls: A Slave Who Sailed Himself to Freedom, Duration: 2:18

Robert Smalls

Video: Robert Smalls: A Slave Who Sailed Himself to Freedom, Duration: 2:18

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Black History in Two Minutes presents a 2-minute video on Robert Smalls and his naval escape from slavery. Harvard Professor, Henry Louis Gates, narrates the story of Smalls' seizure of a Confederate vessel in Charleston, South Carolina, which led to his freedom and his subsequent Congressional career. The video includes a variety of primary sources to tell the story.

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