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    • May 4, 2020
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Enslaved Crew Commandeer Confederate Ship

Robert Smalls and the enslaved crew of The Planter seize the ship, evade Confederate batteries around the Charleston harbor, escape, and turn over the ship to Union forces blockading the harbor.


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