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Tmitsss's avatar

I want someone to ask Haley if she would support South Carolina putting Robert Smalls in Statuary Hall.

Smalls was born a slave in 1839. At age 14, His master hired him out to the owner of the steamship Planter in Charleston. (Pro tip:don’t leave the keys in the fastest vehicle around) In the early morning hours of May 13, 1862, Smalls (aged 22) freed himself, his crew, their families and 4 Confederate harbor defense cannons by commandeering the ship, and sailing it from the Confederate-controlled waters past Fort Sumter to the U.S. blockade that surrounded the harbor. He was later elected to the United States Congress as a Republican. (Smalls later bought his former masters home in a tax sale)

I have a copy of the official South Carolina Public School state history textbook adopted in 1940. It does not mention Robert Smalls. This brave, resourceful, freedom loving man should be in Statuary Hall.

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Schløngtäviøus Lårdmåster's avatar

Rioting during the Chicago convention should be epic.

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