The Incredible Escape of Robert Smalls

Stuff You Missed in History Class

• Episode: The Incredible Escape of Robert Smalls
• Website: Stuff You Missed in History Class
• Feed URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/podcasts/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class.rss
• Duration: 00:30:42
• Published: 2016-02-15 18:35

Robert Smalls was born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina in 1839. He escaped from enslavement during the U.S. Civil War, in a particularly dramatic fashion. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com