One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...

Uncover the inspiring story of Robert Smalls, who escaped slavery via a daring sea mission and later became a significant political figure. Trump Special Counsel Report Release Left in Limbo by ...

South Carolina Statue Honoring Black Hero Robert Smalls Will Stare Down a Segregationist COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an ...

COLUMBIA — South Carolina lawmakers have chosen an artist and design for a Statehouse monument to Civil War legend Robert Smalls after several months of discussions. They've also picked a ...

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum ... to an individual African American has decided Robert Smalls’ statue should be staring down a notorious white ...

This image from the Library of Congress Brady-Handy photograph collection shows a portrait of Robert Smalls created between 1870 and 1880. (Library of Congress via AP) ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert Smalls’ statue should be staring down a ...