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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We wrap up our series on Black Beard with his final battle of the coast of North Carolina.
The only museum of its kind in the country, the Old Slave Mart Museum documents the the history of the enslaved in Charleston: their accomplishments and their suffering.
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