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http://www.snopes.com/fact-check/robert-smalls-steal-ship/(permalink)
Author: snopescom
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2018-08-21
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  • A man named Robert Smalls escaped slavery, along with his family and other slaves, by stealing a Confederate ship and was later elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

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