One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...

A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert Smalls’ statue should be staring down a notorious white supremacist ...

Robert Smalls was born in 1839 in Beaufort ... But Smalls’ story was too bold and amazing to fade away. In May 1862, during the Civil War, the steel-nerved ship pilot waited for the ship’s white ...

COLUMBIA — South Carolina lawmakers have chosen an artist and design for a Statehouse monument to Civil War legend Robert Smalls after several months of discussions. They've also picked a ...

A monument honoring a former Black Congressman who commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War is slated to stand ... of the State House. The Robert Smalls statue will face the State ...

Robert Smalls was born in 1839 in Beaufort ... In May 1862, during the Civil War, the steel-nerved ship pilot waited for the ship's white Confederate crew members to leave the vessel for an ...

In May 1862, during the Civil War, the steel-nerved ship pilot waited ... hug on the proposed site for a statue of Reconstruction hero Robert Smalls on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Columbia ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A group studying where to put South Carolina's first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert Smalls' statue should be staring down a notorious ...