Question

Who was Robert Smalls and what role did he play in the American Civil War?

Answer 1

Robert Smalls was an enslaved African American who escaped to freedom in a confederate supply ship and eventually became a sea captain for the Union Navy.

Answer 2

In fewer than four hours, Robert Smalls had done something unimaginable: In the midst of the Civil War, this black male slave had commandeered a heavily armed Confederate ship and delivered its 17 black passengers nine men, five women and three children from slavery to freedom.

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