On This Day in 1862 Robert Smalls Saved His Family (and Others) from the Racial Animosity of Slavery
He risked everything for freedom. Continue reading
He risked everything for freedom. Continue reading
“My mother was drowned years before when I was a little boy. I only remember her after she was dead. I can take you to the spot in the river today where she was drowned. She drowned herself. I never knew the reason behind it, but it was said she started to lose her mind and preferred death to that.” Continue reading