Robert Smalls was an enslaved man in South Carolina during the US Civil War. Join Morgan and Emileigh as they discuss his life, fight for freedom and equality, and his legacy. 

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Sources: 

http://gullaheritage.com/the-history-of-gullah-an-intriguing-culture-of-the-sea-islands/#:~:text=The%20Gullah%20culture%20is%20the%20West%20African-based%20system,brought%20to%20the%20Americas%20in%20the%20early%201500%E2%80%99s. 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-robert-smalls-sailed-his-crew-and-family-to-freedom-during-the-civil-war 

https://www.newspapers.com/article/6434548/gen_robert_smalls_national_republican/ - National Republican Newspaper - March 6, 1886 (p.3)

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/lost-cause-definition-and-origins 

https://www.nps.gov/people/robert-smalls.htm 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Smalls 

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1165998167/a-navy-ship-named-for-a-confederate-victory-now-honors-a-black-union-hero 

https://www.postandcourier.com/charleston_scene/gaillard-tells-legendary-story-of-robert-smalls-in-its-1st-commissioned-theatrical-work/article_b9540126-5daf-11ee-bc0b-97829795161a.html/?tpcc=chssocial 

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