A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert Smalls’ statue should be staring down a notorious white supremacist

The memorial to Civil War hero Robert Smalls is set to be erected on the Statehouse grounds. Design and location set. Now, they just need a way to pay for it.

Robert Smalls, an enslaved man, commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War to bring slaves to freedom. Later, he was elected to the state Legislature and Congress.

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A statue of Robert Smalls, a Civil War hero and advocate for Black equality, will confront a white supremacist's legacy. Positioned near South Carolina’s Statehouse, it aims to inspire critical conversations.

A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert Smalls’ statue should be staring down a notorious white supremacist who dismantled most of the former slave’s work after the Civil War.

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A water main has broken on Okatie Center Boulevard South at the entrance to Legacy ... An accident has occurred on Robert Smalls Parkway near Parris Island Gateway in Beaufort.

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