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The Backstory: From slave to congressman

The Backstory: From slave to congressman

The Backstory with Patty Steele

February 20, 20246m 50s

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Show Notes

This is the remarkable story of Robert Smalls. In 1862, he was a young slave who managed to commandeer a rebel warship in Charleston, South Carolina’s heavily fortified harbor, turn it over to the North and go on to have a spectacular business and political career.  

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