Historical Newspaper: The Hero of the Planter
Subject
Robert Smalls
Title
Historical Newspaper: The Hero of the Planter
Date
10/07/1862
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: See red highlight or 6th column, 2nd to last paragraph.
Chronicling America presents a October 7, 1862 Chicago Daily Tribune (IL) newspaper article that reprints an October 3, 1862 New York Times article on Robert Smalls. The unknown writer article provides an account of Smalls' visit to Shiloh Church in New York City where he describes his extraordinary escape from slavery in Charleston, South Carolina. The writer also provides a description of the Black crowd that assembled at the church, various speakers and the reception that Smalls and his family received.
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Chronicling America presents a October 7, 1862 Chicago Daily Tribune (IL) newspaper article that reprints an October 3, 1862 New York Times article on Robert Smalls. The unknown writer article provides an account of Smalls' visit to Shiloh Church in New York City where he describes his extraordinary escape from slavery in Charleston, South Carolina. The writer also provides a description of the Black crowd that assembled at the church, various speakers and the reception that Smalls and his family received.
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Publisher
Library of Congress - Chronicling History (Chicago Daily Tribune, IL)
Rights
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Citation
“Historical Newspaper: The Hero of the Planter,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 5, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/138.