Robert Smalls, The Boat Thief: The Civil War Hero The History Books Never Told You About

Welcome to the [Redacted] History Podcast! In this episode: Robert Smalls was an enslaved Black man from the shores of the Charleston Harbor in South Carolina in the mid 1800's and lived to see and fight in the Civil War. He wanted to buy his family's freedom and when he was denied, he did the impossible. Show Notes & Timestamps: Show Introduction: (0:00) Who was Robert Smalls? (2:57) Robert Launches His Plan (9:41) Show Outro (19:28) Sources: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/which-slave-sailed-himself-to-freedom/ (https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/which-slave-sailed-himself-to-freedom/) https://www.google.com/books/edition/Yearning_to_Breathe_Free/8326_m-Zq0IC?hl=en&gbpv=1 (https://www.google.com/books/edition/Yearning_to_Breathe_Free/8326_m-Zq0IC?hl=en&gbpv=1) https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/21764 (https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/21764) Books: https://www.amazon.com/Be-Free-Die-Amazing-Slavery-ebook/dp/B01MQPKCT4/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=robert+smalls+book&qid=1645700508&sprefix=Robert+snalls%2Caps%2C73&sr=8-2 (https://www.amazon.com/Be-Free-Die-Amazing-Slavery-ebook/dp/B01MQPKCT4/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=robert+smalls+book&qid=1645700508&sprefix=Robert+snalls%2Caps%2C73&sr=8-2) https://www.amazon.com/Wheelman-Robert-Smalls-Warship-Became-ebook/dp/B018BF5QCC/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=robert+smalls+book&qid=1645700508&sprefix=Robert+snalls%2Caps%2C73&sr=8-3 (https://www.amazon.com/Wheelman-Robert-Smalls-Warship-Became-ebook/dp/B018BF5QCC/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=robert+smalls+book&qid=1645700508&sprefix=Robert+snalls%2Caps%2C73&sr=8-3) Become a patreon member to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/blackkout Stay Connected with Me: https://www.tiktok.com/@Blackkout___ https://www.instagram.com/blackkout__ Contact: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices