Robert Smalls

[@maryannwatts3520]

There were many other brilliant black men and women during slavery and even now. Smalls is a grand model of that hidden truth. Hallelujah!

[@johnnjen5118]

Most underrated man in history. It’s about time he gets recognized. They’re finally making a movie of him.

[@chrismcilrath5823]

Where are today's heroes? www.znews.tv

[@joshjones4512]

What’s it gonna be called?

[@alextromler6407]

Is it out yet?

[@jaymakk5761]

@@alextromler6407 no😂

[@deborahminter6231]

What's the name of the film?

[@jacksonboi8789]

My great great grand uncle. my dad told me about Robert Smalls when I was young. What he accomplished is beyond belief. Why they not talking about him as much in Black History is still beyond me

[@neitajames6029]

Anytime a person of color does something good. They don't want it told. Black History Month is the shortest month, then it's shared with Valentine. Heart month. Half of what Black Americans have did for this country is not even a tiny bit mentioned. Any person of color espically Native Americans, and Black Amercians. It's sad. Racism has not nor I feel will ever go away. We have to teach eachother, because it's clear others won't. ✌👍😶🌻🦋🌠✨❤🙏🖖🙂👋. The j family.

[@KianaG1280]

Is up to us to keep his name alive. Make sure you pass this piece of history to the youth in your family.

[@mikeholton9876]

then your great great grand uncle is one of my heroes. his story is as compelling as any ive ever read of (and ive been an avid reader of american history for most of my 57 years). Stay proud to have descended from such an important and amazing man. Gods Blessings on your Family, its a pleasure for me to send this to you.

[@auglazeallday5335]

​@@mikeholton9876❤

[@corrydonaldson5227]

Love you brother for taking a stand !!! RIP

[@conniekimble1782]

We need people like this NOW. Fearless.... willing to do what is necessary to alter our history...........

[@KeepSouthCarolinaBeautiful]

I went to Robert Smalls Middle School now it’s called Robert Smalls International Academy. In the 6th grade & 7th grade. I took up band and leaned he was a major general in the u.s. army & u.s. navy was later called the U.S. Air Force. Years later I joined the u.s. mcjrotc & Jasper County High School as a U.S. MILITARY CADET FIRST LIEUTENANT. Born a Military Brat Army Dept From a Military Spouse Army Dept From a Sergeant Major Army Dept. my birthplace was the Defense Dept, Veteran Affairs Dept, Army Dept as a Military Child of the U.S. Armed Forces and Military Service as of the MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, MUSC SHAWN A. JENKINS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, MUSC RALPH H. JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER. I AM A MILITARY SPOUSE, MILITARY BRAT, MILITARY DEPENDENT, MILITARY CADET & CIVILIAN MILITARY. DOD CONTRACTOR. BEAUFORT COUNTY BKA BU AKA CITY OF BEAUFORT - I DID ATTEND IN ATTENDANCE

[@mikeholton9876]

it boggles the mind that there isn't an epic movie about this mans life. his story is so amazing as to almost be unbelievable even as it is true. its a travesty that in a day that cries out for a role model for Black Americans that so very few are even aware of this man's story. the guy is one of my personal heroes i was fortunate as an avid reader of history to have learned of him at a young age though he didn't get the attention that many military heroes got so there wasn't as much in print to keep up with available to me, my interest was rekindled recently on a visit to Georgetown SC i stumbled across a small museum that had quite a display on him, and the Planter. amazing dude this guy was. im proud to call him a hero of mine.

[@MrFav3]

Robert Smalls was a True American Hero!!!!

[@hammerhead5234]

Already. NUFF SAID. Have a 🍺 on me.

[@debbiestarr3696]

I agree Robert Smalls is a great American.!!! He was a fearless man, who knew what he wanted and made it happen.

[@quentinbaggett1110]

Hmmmmm he was constitutional, we've succeeded with 3 black presidents john Hansen/ Abe Lincoln/ Barack Obama we went from slavery to the house we built we've built America with our backs and blood so your people could steal, and murder or burn Gods chosen

[@OpenThings1]

@@quentinbaggett1110 some of the largest slave owners were black… your racist

Knowledge is power!!!!!! READ PEOPLE!!

[@hammerhead5234]

Why they didn't teach this in the 1st grade ???

[@vasocreta]

@@hammerhead5234 right? this is a serious gap in US history teaching imho.

[@jacklynnmjackson2383]

CUT THE CHECKS.

[@tackyman2011]

Smalls is a new hero of mine, too. And I would love to see south Carolina someday.

[@hammerhead5234]

Me 5.

[@mikeholton9876]

the SC low country is a beautiful place, and quite welcoming. my wife and i visit from Virginia often

[@auglazeallday5335]

It's sad that nine years after this post and your comment, there still isn't much said about this amazing man. If not for stumbling upon it today (March 31, 2023), I still would not know who this man was.

[@yulandak4751]

Wonderful story of a great man.

[@heathermcintosh7153]

Terrible closed captioning for the hearing impaired. Don't bother doing it if you're not going to do it right. Otherwise, a nice profile of an incredible man.

[@winstonho0805c]

Drunk history brought me here...

[@chiefyinkadqour5875]

Rest well Sir Spirits live forever

[@hammerhead5234]

Simply AMAZING.

[@TheHardDonuts]

One word: Freedom.

[@superduperjoi6800]

yess

[@lennyjackson7467]

Great Man!

[@Blackgodamen26]

Robert Smalls PBUH was definitely a pillar to the Black community and also fought the racist redshirts that we're terrorizing Black people, went to the attackers letting them know they can be attacked as well. Great post here!!

[@jewelgrier4593]

He is up THERE with.harriett tubman

[@AndrewLohmannKent]

Public schools (paid for education) teach people to be empowered but even so some people have it from whatever there up bring. An inspiring story.

[@reneehudgins1964]

Robert Smalls is my most revered black SUPER HERO...

[@karongarcia-williams4785]

Only second to Nat Turner

[@josefagyeman135]

It would be better if Spike Lee make a movie about him...but not a typical Spike Lee movie.

[@whiff1962]

Josef Boakye Spike Lee is a bitch of the Democrat party, and, so, he would whitewash the evils of said party, and would place the blame-predictably enough- on "whitey". Spike Lee is a has-been, and a producer of flim-flam films.

[@mtrich8113]

This man although a slave showed that even a slave can be strategic if the drive is there. He took his time to plan is escaped and succeeded. Robert Smalls needs his own movie.

[@quentinbaggett1110]

And stole a Confederate ship, that's huge

[@jamedraa8472]

"Even a slave can be strategic". The PEOPLE who were (originally) ENslaved were prisoners of war. They were soldiers, healers, teachers, politicians & sometimes royalty. Their descendants were groomed to be subservient & fearful through terrorism, torture, etc. Yes, they were strategic. Otherwise they would not have survived.

[@rdubb6592]

How was his name never mentioned ever in my 12 years of school

[@DustinDustin666]

Why don’t they make a movie about him he’s obviously an American hero that nobody really knows about it’s ridiculous

[@chrisduncan3449]

Its hard to call a man like this a hero while you are saying that Lee and Jackson are hero's.

[@KianaG1280]

FBAs are built different. Rest in Power✊🏿

[@michealwhitehead4081]

What is the song playing in the background?

[@steveschlachter7682]

The title is Robert Smalls but the don't talk about his life enough.

[@groganzolla1]

In a time of taking down monuments to racism, it may be time to create new monuments to people like Robert Smalls

[@christianmartyr6695]

#legend#

[@jewelgrier4593]

He stole a ship.an rescued slaves..unsung an then joined civil war

[@kenavery8144]

Robert Small was a great Republican hero.

[@gearhead0330]

What He Accomplished Was Achieved Even If He Was In SC He Retook Fort Sumter With Over 23,000,000,000,000,000 Union Troops Remember Kids You Can Accomplish Anything No Matter What

[@lharmon7778]

Wow

[@anakinlavery5098]

aperantly i might be related to this man because on a dna test said so

[@superduperjoi6800]

AWESOME HOW EXCITING KEEP ME POSTED. MESSAGE ROBIN FOSTER AND IAAAM and Black Pro Gen Live when you find out!!

[@arthurguerra1079]

They should change all these places that have Robert Lee to Robert Smalls it won't take much seen that the first name is Robert that's f***** up man that we never heard about this guy least I haven't should have heard about him in history School

[@washedbyhisblood6853]

I don’t agree with that. Having witnessed the removal of existing Civil War monuments in this current perverse generation that calls everyone that is white racist and makes people feel ashamed to be white, enough is enough. People are all equal, there should not be this reverse racism crap called white privilege going on. The elitist want everyone to be divided so that people will fight each other. Open your eyes America.

[@thelionthebearandthehippo]

SC Jesus Warrior Now I’m not going to delve into everything you said but I’m going to focus on one key thing: these aren’t just Civil War monuments, these are confederate statues. Statues aren’t made to remember history or even remember the person themself, it’s to congratulate the person on what they did, commemorate them, and make a hero out of them. None of these men were heroes. They fought AGAINST the US government for the preservation of a dying, brutal, inhumane system. And I’m not going off opinion here, every single state’s succession letter included the preservation of slavery and were very explicit about, the confederacy itself prohibited states that joined from abolishing slavery, and the leader of the confederacy himself said it was all built on slavery. In addition to that, it just so happened that the building of a lot of these statues corresponded with the gains and losses of the black community as well as when the KKK peaked. This includes: the 1890s when black people were starting to come up north to get jobs and escape the brutality of the south and the KKK which was founded only 25 years prior but had already spread everywhere in the south and was making its way up north, the 1920s-30s when many hangings took place, the KKK was peaking once again and in the decade before and even leaching into the early 20s (with Tulsa and Rosewood) successful black neighborhoods were subjected to massacres, and the 1960s-70s when the Civil Rights Movement was at its peak. That should tell you something about the people building these statues, what they intended, and what they thought the people they were commending stood for.

[@bobkern2]

Founding member of the Republican Party in S.C. Ironic.

[@gopro979]

Tarantino. Voilà!

[@iforgotmyname1885]

who else is here because of the andrew tate video?

[@quentinbaggett1110]

Today white people still laugh after 600 yrs later

[@MrShamonyu]

One of the founders of the Republican Party in South Carolina.

[@DougGrinbergs]

Arrived here thanks to @BeauOfTheFifthColumn

[@cumminsfj4586]

Where is Robert smalls documentary netflix? Instead they run a black actor as a viking.