Robert smalls

By Vicdonez6

  • Robert

    Robert
    Robert smalls was born

  • Childhood

    Childhood
    At the age of 12 Robert start working as a slave

  • Work

    Work
    Small was hired out to work on the confederate steamship planter

  • Scape

    Scape
    He led a group of Africans Americans that were working with him in a score to Charleston.

  • Freedom

    Smalls turned over he ship and documents to the union, which earned him freedom and the used the documents against Charleston's defense.

  • Commander

    Commander
    He was given command of the planter , making him the first black captain of an American service vessel

  • Politics

    Politics
    Then later Small entered politics and served in the South Carolina legislature. He was later a member of the us House of Representatives

  • Death

    Death
    Roberts small die of natural causes