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Robert Smalls (April 5, 1839 – February 23, 1915) was an American politician who was born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina.
Robert Smalls (5 aprile 1839 - 23 febbraio 1915) è stato un politico, editore, uomo d'affari e pilota marittimo statunitense.
2 apr 2014 · Robert Smalls was an enslaved African American who escaped to freedom in a Confederate supply ship and eventually became a sea captain for the Union Navy.
4 dic 2018 · Ridotto in schiavitù dalla nascita nel 1839, Robert Smalls era un marinaio che si è autoliberato e ha cambiato il corso della storia durante la Guerra Civile . Successivamente fu eletto alla Camera dei Rappresentanti , diventando uno dei primi membri neri del Congresso.
15 mag 2024 · Robert Smalls was an American war hero and politician who, during the Civil War, became the first Black captain of a vessel in U.S. service. He served multiple terms as a congressman from South Carolina during Reconstruction.
Robert Smalls did something unimaginable: In the midst of the Civil War, this black male slave commandeered a Confederate ship and delivered its 16 black men, women and children passengers from slavery to freedom. From slave to sailor to Congressman, read on for more about this extraordinary person.
13 giu 2017 · As thin wisps of smoke rose from the vessel’s smokestack high above the pilothouse, a 23-year-old enslaved man named Robert Smalls stood on the deck.
