Claim(permalink)
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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Date published
2018-08-21
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MarsSecond Spanish RepublicSuffrageStraw hatArtillery batteryJim Crow lawsVoter suppressionLighthouseRacial segregationSea captainCivil and political rightsAmerican Civil WarSouth CarolinaAbraham LincolnConfederate States of AmericaUnited States NavyPropagandaMemeUnited States CongressUnited StatesPresident of the United StatesDry dockOpen SeasKing CottonFort SumterSteamboatBattle of the AtlanticCharleston in the American Civil WarShort OrderIronclad warshipReconstruction eraSiege of Charleston
