Escape! - May 12, 1862 - how the Beaufort slave hijacked a Confederate steamship, disguised himself as a white captain, and sailed to Union safety
– More details - a longer account of the slave crew's escape ... full of historical facts
Don't give up! - November, 1863 - how Smalls, now a pilot for the US Navy, urged his shipmates to continue fighting even as their captain prepared to surrender ... they won the battle, the old captain was dismissed, and Smalls took over as leader
The adventures continue - read about the rest of Smalls' life, including how he became a celebrity and a politician, was sentenced to jail for accepting a bribe, received a pardon, and went back to Beaufort to retire in his old master's house
More about Robert Smalls
Election Methods in the South - an article written by Smalls explaining why elections in South Carolina after 1874 were a "series of murders, outrages, perjury and fraud"