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Stripping Confederate ties, the US Navy renames two vessels

Por: The Boston Globe Nation March 12, 2023

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One night in 1862, as the Civil War raged, an enslaved mariner named Robert Smalls seized an opportunity.When the enlisted crew of a Confederate steamer disembarked for a night of carousing in Charleston, South Carolina, Smalls, the ship’s pilot, gathered his family and the other enslaved sailors and their families. He then steered the ship for a dramatic escape past heavy fortifications to Union-controlled waters and freedom.Disguised in a... + full article



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