EPISODE · Feb 16, 2021 · 43 MIN
Proceedings Podcast Episode 208 - Life and Times of Robert Smalls
from The Proceedings Podcast · host U.S. Naval Institute
CDR B.J. Armstrong, USN discusses his most recent Naval History article about how, in a commandeered Confederate steamer, Robert Smalls piloted himself and other slaves to freedom and garnered the plaudits of a grateful Union Navy. More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2021/february/hero
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CDR B.J. Armstrong, USN discusses his most recent Naval History article about how, in a commandeered Confederate steamer, Robert Smalls piloted himself and other slaves to freedom and garnered the plaudits of a grateful Union Navy. More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2021/february/hero
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