From Civil War hero to convicted congressman: the triumph and tragedy of Robert Smalls, [2007] / Sarah Rhu, Historical Paper, Junior Division.

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From Civil War hero to convicted congressman: the triumph and tragedy of Robert Smalls, [2007] / Sarah Rhu, Historical Paper, Junior Division.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191059215

Student paper discussing career of African-American Congressman Robert Smalls, written as a project for National History Day, 2007.

1 folder (26 sheets) : ill. ; 27 cm.

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Smalls, Robert, 1839-1915

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Robert Smalls (April 5, 1839 – February 23, 1915) was an American politician, publisher, businessman, and naval pilot. Born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina, he freed himself, his crew, and their families during the American Civil War by commandeering a Confederate transport ship, CSS Planter, in Charleston harbor, on May 13, 1862, and sailing it from Confederate-controlled waters of the harbor to the U.S. blockade that surrounded it. He then piloted the ship to the Union-controlled encl...

Rhu, Sarah.

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