Signage for the Beaufort County Government Robert Smalls Complex which includes the county courthouse, sheriff’s office and jail and administration offices as seen on Wednesday, Sept.

A monument to Robert Smalls, sculpted by Atlanta-based artist Basil Watson. (Provided/Robert Smalls Monument Commission) COLUMBIA — Civil War hero Robert Smalls could one day stand just outside the ...

A clay rendering of the Robert Smalls monument. Basil Watson, of Georgia, design selected was selected to sculpt the statue. A monument honoring a former Black Congressman who commandeered a ...

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This image from the Library of Congress Brady-Handy photograph collection shows a portrait of Robert Smalls created between 1870 and 1880. The Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — A group studying ...