Many in our community don’t want movies like this made because it would portray TRUTHS about the Democratic Party that many (including the NAACP) don’t want black people and the young to know about. Robert Smalls was a Republican and worked against the slavery-lovin’ evil and oppressive Democratic Party throughout his life.
My home town. Our segregated school was named after him. In or around 1970, to make room for an administrative building, 2 all black high and 1 primarily white schools were forced to integrate. I was elected senior class president of the 1972 senior class. Yes, 50 years later (May 1972), not much has changed. Thanks to our brave ancestors, including Mr Robert Smalls, we are still in the fight. Why not too many black people know about their history ... looking for it on facebook, instagram or ticktock instead of a library, from their senior family members or better yet ... wiki. Victims are loved because they accept what others tell them about themselves and then choose to chase the new stories being told to them. Victors question what is or not written or said about their history. Then, search all places for truths, correlated facts, then validate sources. Thanks to this post and for allowing comments what a few other channels have. Forever proud.
Both of my parents graduated from Robert smalls high School in Beaufort South Carolina in 1958. However I never knew this much about the man himself until this post on RU-vid.
what kills me is that everybody with a cell phone has a library in their hands right now. I am constantly asking Google 4 ALL sorts of info. ignorance is no excuse now. FYI as a white 64 yr old southerner, i knew of his man.
A great American and a Republican! The Democratic Party was trying to keep the man and his family enslaved - the Republican Party provided the way to freedom!
@@shanettacane7101 why would they tell us a story like this during any time??? Our history is all around us but we don't seek it enough and we just accept the convenient lie
His bravery along with the courageous Republican Party and President Lincoln stood against the slavery-lovin’ Democratic Party and ended slavery! Many lost their lives as they fought to free our people - President Lincoln paid with his life also.
@@kingjs3807yahoo how longer would the religion of Christianity play along with the US government as hypocrites ignoring what was going on , policemen standing around for photos of lynched black men guilty without trials and evidence whilst later going to church on Sunday, the religion of Islam stated god would be pleased and reward you for freeing a slave on the contrary we are told Arabs had slaves, those Arabs were idol worshippers and pagan worshippers not Muslims , I’ve read up a lot about religion recently
Now if only we can navigate our way through Gentrifications, Mass Incarceration and Economic Deprivation O' the spirit of Robert Smalls. Where forth art thou?!
I've met many African Americans who carry "Smalls" as their last name. Sad that many of us who descend from Africans enslaved in N. America don't know our ancestral history on this land or our Motherland of Africa. The elders in families must tell their lineage stories & speak of the past so the younger generation can take pride & move fearlessly to our greatness as this man did.
@@corysimmons455 with your reply, you have just proved that regardless of any situation or what the matter is, there will always be the pro and the con. In this particular situation, you've shown bitterness. I can only speculate your reasons, but it wound be very ignorant of me to assume your reasons, I don't know you. The bitterness you've provided, the world doesn't need. One planet, one race, the human race. ONE LOVE!
@@demetriuswilliams2861 don’t worry about him in life every positive comes with a negative the two are related like night and day , when I meet people like him , I have a saying , I want to keep my mind on a higher image rather than entertain he’s lower concern.
Sat on a swing in front of his old house 2 days ago and caught a chill. He is definitely a great, schools and streets are name after him. That statue is right by his house in front of a church that I use to got to with my cousins and friends when we was little. Nothing to argue about he is the hope of this town. “Never” really seen someone leave Beaufort and make it then come bac here. That alone showed you how brave he was. Because when I leave I’m not coming bac to live here.
How Brave of Robert smalls we need the story towed in our schools I’m gonna look for their autobiography of Robert smalls and to my collections thank you for informing us on a wonderful man
"They", are the ones who have, and are, causing all the "division!" We are all God's Creation! 🙏 🪶🪶🪶 O Great Spirit who made all races, Look kindly upon the whole human family And take away the arrogance and hatred Which separates us from our brothers 🪶🪶🪶 Cherokee Prayer 🙏 Blessings from Georgia, USA ✌️🕊️
Amazing! First time hearing the whole story. What determination and nerves of steel he needed to successfully complete such an escape plan. His wife was right there by his side. How many other stories like this has been erased from our history in this country? Makes one wonder???
I don't use the word "Master." I prefer t to call them thieves, kidnappers, rapists, and pieces of shit, and by the way, you can not give someone their freedom. You can only take it away! I hate how people try to sanitize history! Much respect to the ancestors!
You can add “Democrats” to that list of names - that was the Party that fought bled and died trying to keep our people enslaved! Don’t leave that history out!
@@kingjs3807yahoo I don't do the left-right narrative! We need to drop the labels and vote for whichever party is willing to provide us as black with tangible benefits and prosecute those who seek to harm us.
I’m just pointing out that Mr. Smalls was a Republican..and that he was trying to escape the racist slavery-lovin’ Democratic Party in his heroic actions. Many people never hear these truths.
It took more than 600,000 lives, billions of dollars, unknown suffering, grit, and, determination to end active Slavery, and, still not ALL the acts of these Slaves, Men, and Women's bravery, and sacrifice have been told...
Those who take a sincere big risk have greater advantage than the consequence, when they lost their life in the process, they're remembered, when they succeeded their names is forever written to be remembered.
I've never heard of THIS BEAUTIFUL BEING. Thanks for the real picture of Mr. Robert Smalls. MY CREATOR PLEASE DESTROY ALL OF THE LIES TOLD THAT CONTINUE TO BE CARRIED BY THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO. LET THOSE WHO ARE LOOKED DOWN UPON FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN PEOPLE CHOOSE TO. LASTLY, MAKE THOSE WITH COWARDOUS IN THEIR BEING, NEVER UTTERING BRAVERY TO COMDEMN THEIR LIES SO THRUTH AND PROSPERITY SHALL REIGN FOREVER. AMEN.
@@kingjs3807yahoo That was back then when Republicans were good people and certainly not southerners. As soon as white southerners left the Democratic party and joined the Republican party then the Republican Party became super racist and super evil.
@@kingjs3807yahooYes. He was a great _liberal_ republican leader. He did in fact aid the *_Northern liberal_* Republicans in the fight against the *conservative* policies of the slavery-lovin *_Southern_* Democrats.
It’s the Democratic Party and others on the political Left that don’t want the truth of our history known. They’re afraid of a knowledgeable citizenry just as the Democrats were afraid of slaves reading and gaining “knowledge” during Mr. Smalls’ day.
Why is your enemy is supposed to tell you about your history??? Also there are probably Thousands of stories out there you just have to dig pass main stream history
Because he was a Heroic Black MALE. They only want Black Female heroins for a number of reasons. If there had been a Roberta Smalls whyte libs would have made 10 movies about her by now.
@@galaxys6071 I’m from SC, I know his story. My comment, however, was about a black female slave narrative in juxtaposition to that of a black male slave. Modern progressivism is obsessed with the diminution of the black Hetero Male with a nuclear/in-tact family - and has been in 1968. Sorry if I didn’t state it better.👍
I repeat your work I never learn about Robert Smalls before but I will never forget his name form this day we had to go through so much as humans and we still fighting for our freedom even from our own people The right Honorable Robert Smalls is one of my heroes from today..give thanks for RU-vid
This is truly truly amazing and what a brave man! I was never taught about this man and the brave act he did. My child needs to know their BLACK HISTORY and the schools system doesn’t want to teach them so it’s our job to do it.
I am humbled and inspired and sad Robert Smalls isn't a house hold name. What an inspiration and example he is to ALL. I am so happy I was lead to hear this today and shared it with those around me. I work and live in a women's homeless shelter and this story inspired us all. Bless this family and thank you for blessing us all. I love the low country and very familiar with the Robert Smalls house, but the story I am sad to say has been overlooked. NO MORE. I will share with many and they too will be enlightened and inspired. Thank you. Love and light. ⚓⚓⚓
Once again this proved that no matter how them racist kept blacks from learning how to read and write, they STILL made an ass and a fool out of their masters. They didn't know SMALLS was learning their every move. Lol. BRAVO SMALLS. R.i.P brutha 😊
Living in the UK, I have known this story for a few years...and have not noticed any films, power-packed TV series.... I wonder whether it is part of US general education. If not, why not? (well, I don't really wonder why not tbh)
I've known of this remarkable man since high school.I'm going to write a email to Steven Spielberg not spike lee but i would love to have Tyler Perry involved it would be FANTASTIC
