12 mayo 1863 año - The Black Man: His Antecedents, Genius, & Achievements // Robert Small William Wells Brown

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describes the feat of the black sailor Robert Small; Small sailed the ship he commanded, the Planter, from Confederate controlled waters in Charleston to New York; the Planter, which was modified into a man-of-war, held many African Americans aboard and was given to the Union army upon arrival in New York; Small and his crew received prize money from the Union governement for his actions

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