Yearning to breathe free : Robert Smalls of South Carolina and his families / Andrew Billingsley ; foreword by James E. Clyburn.

Author/creator Billingsley, Andrew
Format Book
Publication InfoColumbia : University of South Carolina Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxxvi, 253 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Smalls, Robert, 1839-1915.
Smalls, Robert, 1839-1915--Family.
Small family.
Legislators--United States. --Biography.
African Americans--South Carolina. --Biography.
United States--History. --Civil War, 1861-1865. --Biography.

Contents Slavery, religion, and family in the Robert Smalls legacy -- In the house of Pharaoh: growing up in bondage and privilege, 1839-1851 -- On the waterfront : growing to manhood in Charleston, 1851-1862 -- The seizure of the Planter : a family affair, May 13, 1862 -- Early duty for the union forces, 1862 -- Robert Smalls and the USS Keokuk, April 7, 1863 -- Robert Smalls and the Planter at war, 1862-1866 -- In Beaufort after the war : home, family, and community leadership -- Mr. Republican : Smalls's political leadership during Reconstruction, 1868-1877 -- They tried to cut him down : the trial of Robert Smalls, November 9, 1877 -- Consummate politician, 1877-1889 -- Robert Smalls and the Constitutional Convention of 1895 -- The Bampfields of Beaufort : Samuel and Elizabeth Bampfield and their children -- Hannah's children -- Annie Wigg's family -- A summing up : what is he to us?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [237]-242) and index.
LCCN 2006038875
ISBN9781570036866 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1570036861 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks E185.97.S6 B55 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold