{"id":596,"date":"2023-05-20T22:18:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T22:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/home\/?p=596"},"modified":"2024-03-24T03:38:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T03:38:35","slug":"escape-robert-smalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/home\/escape-robert-smalls\/","title":{"rendered":"The Escape of Robert Smalls: A Daring Voyage Out of Slavery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/robert-smalls.jpg” title_text=”robert smalls” url=”https:\/\/amzn.to\/3CnMOha” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]

Robert Smalls Bravely Escaped Enslavement by Stealing a Boat\u00a0<\/h1>\n

I think every week we read a book about a person with a story I either never learned about in school or didn’t learn this part of their story.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This week, that person was Robert Smalls in The Escape of Robert Smalls: A Daring Voyage Out of Slavery by Jehan Jones-Radgowski and Poppy Kang.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Robert Smalls was born enslaved.\u00a0 And on May 12, 1862, he took a chance on himself and sailed his family, crew, and their families to freedom at a Union-occupied fort in South Carolina. This riveting story details how he prepared for his escape and describes his family’s journey to freedom.<\/p>\n

While this story focuses on the night of their escape, it’s the Afterward that I found most fascinating.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After risking his life and the lives of his family and friends in hope of a better life lived in freedom, Robert Smalls not only survived, but served in the Navy for the Union. After the war was over, he went back and bought the home of his enslaver, which is just the most incredible power move.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He eventually became a State Senator, was accused of taking a bribe while in office, and received a pardon. None of this was mentioned in the book.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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