South Carolina honors Robert Smalls with first statue of a Black man at the Capitol
Summary
South Carolina will place a statue of Robert Smalls, a hero from the Civil War who was previously enslaved, on the Capitol grounds. This will be the first statue of a Black man at this location, where there are already statues of several white men.Key Facts
- South Carolina is honoring Robert Smalls with a statue.
- Robert Smalls was a formerly enslaved man who became a Civil War hero.
- The statue will be placed on the grounds of the South Carolina Capitol.
- This will be the first statue of a Black man at the Capitol grounds.
- The grounds currently have statues of five white men.
- Many of the existing statues are linked to the Civil War or the Jim Crow era.
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