Basil Watson calls it an honor to create a likeness of Smalls, the first Black person honored with a statue at the SC State ...

Robert Smalls​ escaped slavery in Charleston by commandeering a Confederate ship and became a top Union naval officer and South Carolina lawmaker.

Artist Basil Watson is creating the first statue of an African American, Civil War hero Robert Smalls, to be placed on South ...

Before he was a South Carolina lawmaker recognized as a champion of civil rights, Robert Smalls escaped slavery in Charleston ...

The Beaufort County School District honored the 2025 Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year at the district’s ...

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Smalls escaped slavery during the war and went on to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Smalls escaped slavery during the war and went on to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. The story of Civil War hero Robert Smalls Next year, a new monument honoring Civil War hero Robert ...

I’m sharing the incredible true story of Robert Smalls—a man born into slavery who became a Civil War hero, a pivotal advocate for Black soldiers, and a long-serving U.S. Congressman. From daring ...

A high-speed chase ended in a crash Monday night at a busy Beaufort intersection, sending one person to the hospital and shutting down traffic in part of the city.