AC 00082 - Robert Smalls, Civil War Hero
Feb 26, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 83
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Episode description
Join Michael and Charlie as they discuss the daring and adventurous life and career of Robert Smalls, a Civil War hero from Beaufort, SC, whose public service continued for decades after the war and whose work still benefits students and residents of South Carolina to this day!
Links:
- The Audacity of Robert Smalls - TEDx Talk by Michael B. Moore (YouTube.com)
- Harper's Weekly story from June 14, 1862 (iowaculture.gov)
- The Escape of Robert Smalls - illustrated children's book (Amazon.com)
- Be Free or Die - nonfiction book by a Raleigh author (Amazon.com)
- Robert Smalls (1839-1915) - Facebook page about Robert Smalls and the various exhibitions
- "Which Slave Sailed Himself to Freedom?" (PBS.org)
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