South Carolina to build first monument to an African American. Meet Robert Smalls
A bust of Robert Smalls, who will soon be the first African American individual with a statue at the South Carolina Statehouse, is displayed Reconstruction Era National Historic Park, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Beaufort, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) Robert Smalls made an audacious escape from enslavement to become a pilot and a South Carolina…