Robert Smalls' Amazing Escape From Slavery to Union Hero

Author

About This Event

Join us for a conversation with author Cate Lineberry as we discuss her book, Be Free or Die, which tells the remarkable true story of how Robert Smalls' escaped slavery by seizing a Confederate ship in Charleston Harbor and sailing it to Union forces. Smalls’ courageous and ingenious act freed him and his family from slavery and immediately made him a Union hero, while challenging much of the country’s view of what Black Americans were willing to do to gain their freedom.

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Department

Libraries

Category

History & Cultural Education

Audience

Adults & Seniors
June 18, 2024
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
FREE

Location

This is held virtually.