Robert Smalls - Tabernacle Baptist Church - Beaufort, SC
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YoSam.
N 32° 25.914 W 080° 40.352
17S E 530785 N 3588357
African-American during slave era who went from slave to US Congressman.
Robert Smalls, an ex-slave who became the most famous black man in South Carolina for 5 decades.
Waymark Code: WMJAJ8
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2013
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Quote: "My race needs no special defense, for the past history of them in this country proves them equal of any people anywhere. All they need is an equal chance in the battle of life"
Robert Smalls - Nov. 1, 1895
Event prompting the quote: Smalls was active politically into the twentieth century. He was a delegate to the 1895 constitutional convention, and, together with five other black politicians, strongly opposed white Democrat efforts to disfranchise black citizens. They wrote an article for the New York World to publicize the issues, but the constitution was ratified. It and similar constitutions passed court challenges of the time.
Robert Smalls history is long and distinguished and in many fields.
Here are some links because the reading can be long
Charleston History Wikipedia Naval Hero Navy Honors Smalls
Address:
907 Craven St.,
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Robert Smalls Statue
Beaufort, SC
Website: [Web Link]
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