<p>Robert Smalls, as a slave, was trained to be a wheelman on a steamboat. He would use those skills to escape and turn the ship over to the Union Navy.</p>

Robert Smalls, as a slave, was trained to be a wheelman on a steamboat. He would use those skills to escape and turn the ship over to the Union Navy.

Robert Smalls: Using his slavery skills to escape

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Robert Smalls: Using his slavery skills to escape

Robert Smalls: Using his slavery skills to escape