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

New monument of Robert Smalls to be erected on State House grounds after ceremonial bill-signing. Story by Mary Green, Kevin Connaughton • 4d.

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 ...

That the colored people of the City of New-York cordially welcome Mr. ROBERT SMALLS, of Charleston, S.C., as a representative of the loyal people, comprising four millions of black Unionists, ...

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.

At 23-years-old, Robert Smalls won freedom for himself and his family. The Beaufort County man went from slavery to pilot during the Civil War before being elected to Congress.

The SC Legislature OK'ed a new monument to Civil War hero, congressman and public education advocate Robert Smalls that would diversify our Statehouse grounds ...

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 ...

New monument of Robert Smalls to be erected on State House grounds after ceremonial bill-signing. Updated: Aug. 29, 2024 at 1:41 PM EDT South Carolina Governor Henry ...

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 ...

But a new one, dedicated to Robert Smalls, will soon find a home there. “One more piece of crucial, important history that people need to know about,” Gov. Henry McMaster said.