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Episode 303: Robert Smalls (2.7.2025)
2025, duration: 00:00:00
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Overview
On May 13, 1862, in Charleston, South Carolina, a man named Robert Smalls took command of a Confederate ship called The Planter and liberated himself and his family from slavery. As they passed the Confederate-held Fort Sumter, Robert Smalls was said to have saluted it with a whistle, and then added an extra one, "as a farewell to the confederacy." Robert Smalls' great-great-grandson, Michael Boulware Moore, tells the story.
Key Takeaways
Given - Robert Smalls sucess he was a leading presence in convincing Presedent Abraham Linkon to alow black men to join the Union arm. He later earned the rank of captain and commanded ship (renamed USS Robert Smalls ).
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