Subsequent yr, a brand new monument honoring Civil Warfare hero Robert Smalls shall be unveiled outdoors the South Carolina Statehouse. Smalls escaped slavery throughout the conflict and went on to serve within the U.S. Home of Representatives.
Michael Boulware Moore, his great-great-grandson and writer of the e book “Freedom on the Sea: The True Story of the Civil War Hero Robert Smalls and His Daring Escape to Freedom,” joins host Anthony Brooks to speak about Smalls’ life and legacy.
