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Yearning to Breathe Free: Robert Smalls of South Carolina and His Families
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Yearning to Breathe Free: Robert Smalls of South Carolina and His Families (2007) (edit title/settings)

by Andrew Billingsley (Author) (edit contributors)

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On May 13, 1862, the enslaved African American Robert Smalls (1839-1915) commandeered a Confederate warship, the Planter, from Charleston harbor and piloted the vessel to cheering seamen of the Union blockade, thus securing his place in the annals of Civil War heroics. Slave, pilot,... read more

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An appreciation of Robert Smalls's life achievements requires an understanding of the role of spirituality, religious faith, and religious practice in the African American experience.

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  1. Andrew Billingsley (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Columbia SC: University of South Carolina
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Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 1570036861
Page Count: 253

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