This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the relationship between the Civil War and the experiences of women, African Americans, and the planter class in South Carolina.

Grade(s): 4

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

Robert Smalls, Part 1 | The Big Picture
Robert Smalls, Part 1 | The Big Picture

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In this episode, host Alex Sanders, takes a look at a South Carolina Civil War hero, Robert Smalls. Smalls was born as an enslaved person in 1839 in Beaufort, South Carolina. In 1851, Smalls was hired...