This Day In History, May 13th, 2021 - "U.S.S. Planter"

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English - May 13, 2021 12:00 - 1 minute - 859 KB
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It was just 159 years ago today, May 13, 1862, when Robert Smalls, a slave and pilot on the C.S.S. Planter, managed to steal the ship in the early morning hours, and successfully navigate and reach the safety of the blockading Union Navy. The Planter, a small sidewheel steamer that was used to move supplies around Charleston harbor, was also carrying 15 other slaves, some part of the crew, others women and children. Smalls had sailed the ship, with the Confederate Flag flying, past several fortifications, each time saluting the Confederate fortifications, who allowed the ship to pass. Finally, with...

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