Charleston leaders to honor Civil War hero Robert Smalls
by ABC News 4
Robert Smalls (Library of Congress)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) —
City of Charleston leaders will pay tribute to Civil War hero Robert Smalls.
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Smalls was an enslaved harbor pilot who commandeered a Confederate ship in 1862.
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He freed himself, his crew and family members during the act.
After the war, Smalls became a politician. He founded the South Carolina Republican Party and won election to the South Carolina Legislature and the United States House of Representatives.
Friday's tribute will celebrate the 160th anniversary of Smalls' heroic act which led to his freedom.
It begins at noon at the Pineapple Fountain. If it rains, the event will take place in the City Gallery.
Mayor John Tecklenburg and Michael Boulware Moore will lead the tribute.
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Moore is the great-great-grandson of Robert Smalls.
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