Robert Smalls​ escaped slavery in Charleston by commandeering a Confederate ship and became a top Union naval officer and South Carolina lawmaker.

Artist Basil Watson is creating the first statue of an African American, Civil War hero Robert Smalls, to be placed on South ...

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Before he was a South Carolina lawmaker recognized as a champion of civil rights, Robert Smalls escaped slavery in Charleston ...

Robert Smalls was born in Beaufort in 1839 to Lydia Polite, an enslaved woman. Smalls later purchased his childhood home, located at 511 Prince Street, from his former master.

A bust of Robert Smalls, who will soon be the first African American individual with a statue at the South Carolina Statehouse, is displayed Reconstruction Era National Historic Park, Thursday ...

U.S. Rep. Robert Smalls, seen here in a photo taken between 1870 and 1880, fought for Black rights after the Civil War and helped create public schools.

The mural will end in with the projected opening of the new building with the new name “Robert Smalls Leadership Academy” in 2023, funded with $345 million from a 2019 school bond referendum ...

Robert Smalls was a former slave who went on to become a state lawmaker and congressman during the Reconstruction period. His legacy includes the creation of South Carolina’s public school system.

The tale of Robert Smalls' self-propelled emancipation from slavery reads like a classic adventure tale: a heroic leader at the helm of a stolen ship, a daring escape through enemy lines, and a ...

At sunset, 60 members of the Charles A. Brown High School Marching Band, dressed in black uniforms adorned with gold epaulets and buttons, stepped onto the Robert Smalls campus.

BEAUFORT COUNTY, SC (WTOC) - An accident has occurred on Robert Smalls Parkway near Nova Drive in Beaufort, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. All westbound lanes of Robert Smalls ...