Description:From the back of the bookThe book tells the story of the life of Robert Smalls, an enslaved African American, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, in 1839. During and after the American Civil War, he became a ship's pilot, a sea captain,, and a politician. He freed himself from his family from slavery and was instrumental in the creation of South Carolina's public school system. He wrote in 1895, "My race needs no special defense, for the past history of them in this country proves them to be equal of any people anywhere. All they need is an equal chance in the battle of life."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Life and Legacy of Robert Smalls of South Carolina's Sea Islands. To get started finding The Life and Legacy of Robert Smalls of South Carolina's Sea Islands, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
48
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Eastern National
Release
2012
ISBN
1590911172
The Life and Legacy of Robert Smalls of South Carolina's Sea Islands
Description: From the back of the bookThe book tells the story of the life of Robert Smalls, an enslaved African American, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, in 1839. During and after the American Civil War, he became a ship's pilot, a sea captain,, and a politician. He freed himself from his family from slavery and was instrumental in the creation of South Carolina's public school system. He wrote in 1895, "My race needs no special defense, for the past history of them in this country proves them to be equal of any people anywhere. All they need is an equal chance in the battle of life."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Life and Legacy of Robert Smalls of South Carolina's Sea Islands. To get started finding The Life and Legacy of Robert Smalls of South Carolina's Sea Islands, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.