Robert Smalls published a newspaper, established a transportation company and served five terms in the United States Congress ...

In 1862, Robert Smalls, an enslaved man, commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War to bring slaves to freedom. Later, he was elected to the state Legislature and Congress.

In 1862, Robert Smalls, an enslaved man, commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War to bring slaves to freedom. Later, he was elected to the state Legislature and Congress.

The Robert Smalls statue will face the State House and the George Washington statue. ... The commission picked Basil Watson, from Lawrenceville, Georgia, to sculpt the statue.

The memorial to Civil War hero Robert Smalls is set to be erected on the Statehouse grounds. Design and location set. Now, they just need a way to pay for it.

The Robert Smalls statue will be the first monument to honor an African American person. ¹South Carolina will soon erect its first individual statue for a Black person on its Statehouse lawn in ...

In 1862, Robert Smalls, an enslaved man, commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War to bring slaves to freedom. Later, he was elected to the state Legislature and Congress.

In 1862, Robert Smalls, an enslaved man, commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War to bring slaves to freedom. Later, he was elected to the state Legislature and Congress.

In 1862, Robert Smalls, an enslaved man, commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War to bring slaves to freedom. Later, he was elected to the state Legislature and Congress.

In 1862, Robert Smalls, an enslaved man, commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War to bring slaves to freedom. Later, he was elected to the state Legislature and Congress.