Robert Smalls (1839–1915) met Hannah Jones at age 16. The two soon married, moved in an apartment in Charleston, S.C., and worked at a nearby hotel. Despite their union, Smalls’ greatest fear was that his family, at any moment, would be sold away from him. By 1862, this threat had become a reality. The asking […]
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