FSN Celebrates Black History With American In Focus Vignettes Feb 8, 2009
Among this year's subjects: Oscar Micheaux, the first African-American to write, produce, and direct a full-length feature film; Robert Smalls, a former slave who became a five-time U.S. Congressman; Melvin B. Tolson, an internationally acclaimed poet who led a group of first-time debaters from Wiley College to a national championship (portrayed by Denzel Washington in the feature, The Great Debaters); and Mary Ann Shadd Cary, the nation's first African-American female attorney. On a long-form... (Multichannel News)
McKissick Museum presents The Life and Times of Congressman Robert Smalls Feb 8, 2009
McKissick Museum presents The Life and Times of Congressman Robert Smalls ... The Life and Times of Congressman Robert Smalls, an exhibit that chronicles the life of the former slave who became a Union hero in the Civil War and a five-term congressman, will be on display at the University of South Carolina s McKissick Museum Feb. 7 - April 4. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
USC's annual Robert Smalls Series to feature lecture, film and concert Mar 20, 2008
COLUMBIA -- The 11th annual Robert Smalls Lecture Series at the University of South Carolina will feature a documentary about Robert Smalls, a talk on the civil rights movement by Dr. Cleveland Sellers and a performance of Gullah folk music. The series will begin with a screening of the film, "Congressman Robert Smalls: A Patriot's Journey from Slavery to Capitol Hill," at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, in the School of Law auditorium ... The University of South Carolina's African-American Studies... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Obituaries (10) Mar 17, 2008
He served as a teacher, coach and principal for over 20 years at Robert Smalls Elementary School. Williams was a Trustee, Chairman of the Deacon Board, Sunday school teacher and Chairman of the building fund at Pee Dee Baptist Church in Cheraw, S.C.. (Anson Record, NC)
Ads aiming to pressure Bennett Apr 9, 2007
Lecture on Robert Smalls, a former slave and Civil War hero who became a congressman in South Carolina during Reconstruction. The Democratic Club of Sarasota holds the lecture at 11:30 a.m. at Fred's in Lakewood Ranch, 10640 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch. (Herald-Tribune)
