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

Basil Watson calls it an honor to create a likeness of Smalls, the first Black person honored with a statue at the SC State ...

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

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

Next year, a new monument honoring Civil War hero Robert Smalls will be unveiled outside the South Carolina Statehouse. Smalls escaped slavery during the war and went on to serve in the U.S. House ...

Robert Smalls was a historic South Carolina lawmaker who escaped slavery in Charleston by commandeering a Confederate ship.

Next year, a new monument honoring Civil War hero Robert Smalls will be unveiled outside the South Carolina Statehouse.

Jamaican sculptor Basil Watson has been chosen to create a historic statue of Robert Smalls, marking the first monument ...

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The VA says it’s about to pick a site for a new outpatient clinic, which will replace services currently offered at the Naval Hospital ...