works cited (Annotated bibliography)
Primary Sources
“Antebellum Beaufort - Day 233 - Hilton Head to Beaufort.” Guided Visual Discovery. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2015.
<<http://mvguideddiscovery.blogspot.com/2011/05/antebellum-beaufort-day-233-hilton-head.html>.>. From this website source I found a picture of Robert Small’s house. I learned where he lived in his early life as a slave and also in his later life. This source was useful as a visual or artifact for our website and the reading was not challenging because it was only a picture.
“Antebellum Beaufort - Day 233 - Hilton Head to Beaufort.” Guided Visual Discovery. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2015. <http://mvguideddiscovery.blogspot.com/2011/05/antebellum-beaufort-day-233-hilton-head.html>. I got good pictures from this website that are photos of real objects or places. I also found pictures of a sign about Robert Smalls, and a picture of a statue of Robert Smalls, with a famous quote of his inscribed on the stone, that is in front of Tabernaple Baptist Church Chapel. This source was useful because the pictures I found were perfect for our website’s visuals and artifacts.
"Beaufort County Library , SC -- About Robert Smalls (1839-1915)." Beaufort County Library , SC -- About Robert Smalls (1839-1915). N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2014. <span>This source contains both photos and information on Robert Smalls. This source has many photos of Robert Smalls former house and of what Smalls saw when he was a child. This source is easy to get around and provides many information on Robert Smalls.</span>
"Beaufort County Library , SC -- About Robert Smalls (1839-1915)." Beaufort County Library , SC -- About Robert Smalls (1839-1915). N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2014. <span>This source was very useful when I needed a photo for Robert Smalls legacy. This source has a photo of Robert Smalls Middle School and a very informational description of how it came to. This source is very easy to get around in.</span>
"Beaufort’s Mosaic Windows." Beaufort Online. N.p., 16 Jan. 2013. Web. 27 Nov. 2014. <span>This source provides many photos on Robert Smalls and the church that was influenced by Robert Smalls. The photo that shows Robert Smalls bust and grave marker provides a quote that Smalls said which helped me when I was looking for quotes of Robert Smalls. This source was very easy to get around in and easy to read.</span>
"Black History Month Resources." Black History Month Resources. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Nov. 2014. <span>This source contains a vast amount of photos on Robert Smalls. This source also contain information on Smalls about his life as a slave and his life during the war and politics. This source is very reliable.</span>
"Black History Treasures: Elizabeth Meaders Collection of African American History -- Available for Sale..." Black History Treasures: Elizabeth Meaders Collection of African American History -- Available for Sale... N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015. <span>This source has many useful images and information on Robert Smalls. This site is very easy to get around in.</span>
"'Bound for Freedom's Light' Exhibit." Capitol File Magazines RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2014. <span>This source contains many information on Robert Smalls and also contains many photos on him. This is a very reliable source.</span>
"Category Archive." The Civil War Gazette. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2014. <span>This source has many photos of Robert Smalls and of what was happening during his time in the war. For example, this source has a photos of Smalls slave house and of a model of Smalls Ship the USS Planter. This source is very reliable.</span>
“Inside the Planter.” Hilton Head Monthly, Connecting the Low Country. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2015. <http://www.hiltonheadmonthly.com/people/profiles/3161-inside-the-planter>. This site gave me a picture, and once again it is a picture of a model of the CSS Planter. However, the interesting thing was that it was a lived size model of the Planter. When I read the article below the photograph I discovered that a man named Cannady had donated one of his models of The Planter to the Historic Beaufort Foundation, which has it on display in the Verdier House Museum in Beaufort. It was very useful and the reading was not challenging because it was a picture.
“Leaders to Unveil Model, Plans for Historic Fort Fremont Site.” The Beaufort Gazette. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2015. <http://www.islandpacket.com/2014/11/14/3431170/leaders-to-unveil-model-plans.html>. This website source gave me a photograph. The photograph was a miniature model of the CSS Planter. The miniature model of the Planter, was a model of the ship that Robert has escaped on with the rest of the slave crew and his family. The source was useful and the reading was not challenging since it was a photograph.
"Letter from Robert Smalls to Governor Daniel H. Chamberlain regarding Riots among Freedmen along the Combahee River, August 1876." Letter from Robert Smalls to Governor Daniel H. Chamberlain regarding Riots among Freedmen along the Combahee River, August 1876. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015. <span>This site had many useful uses. For example, you could find many information on Robert Smalls time during and after the war. This site is also useful when look for pictures on Smalls.</span>
PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015. <span>This source is very useful in many ways. This source gives many useful information on Robert Smalls and is very easy to get around in. The photo that I got from this site was a picture of the McHenry's house, which also relates to my topic.</span>
“Robert Smalls War Hero and Legislator (1839-1915).” Beaufort County Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2015. <<http://www.beaufortcountylibrary.org/htdocs-sirsi/smalls.htm>.>. From this primary source I found pictures related to Robert Smalls or pictures of Smalls that I could use for visuals and artifacts of our website. There was a picture of the chapel where Robert Smalls was buried at which gave me insight about his death. A statue of him at the chapel was also included in the many pictures. This source was useful because it would provide good visuals and artifacts, and the reading was easy because there was nothing to read.
“Robert Smalls War Hero and Legislator (1839-1915).” Beaufort County Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2015. <http://www.beaufortcountylibrary.org/htdocs-sirsi/smalls.htm>. On this website source, I found many pictures of places that were made in honor of Robert Smalls. The website also had a picture of Robert Smalls Middle School a school named after him in honor of him. The last picture I got from this source was a photograph of the sign that says “Welcome to Robert Smalls Parkway” a parkway that was named after Smalls also in honor of him. The source was very useful since the pictures would be used as my visuals and artifacts, and the reading was not challenging.
Reuters. "Wreck Of Civil War-Era Ship Taken Over By Slaves Located Off South Carolina Coast (VIDEO)." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, n.d. Web. 20 Dec. 2014. <span>This source has many photos of Robert Smalls and a charcoal drawing of his ship the USS Planter. Because this source was very easy to get around in, I learned a lot about Robert Smalls. For example, how Smalls stole the Planter in order to free his fellow slaves and family.</span>
"Robert Smalls :: A Traveling Exhibition." Robert Smalls :: A Traveling Exhibition. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015. <span>In this site I learned that Robert Smalls blood line continued and that he has a granddaughter that now owns a traveling exhibit on Robert Smalls. This site provided many great photos of Robert Small's boat The USS Planter. From this site I also learned that Smalls also used the USS Planter during the war.</span>
"Robert Smalls :: A Traveling Exhibition." Robert Smalls :: A Traveling Exhibition. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015. <span>This source contains many photos of Robert Smalls which helped gather photos for my project. Because of this site I also learned about how Robert Smalls had children and grandchildren.</span>
"Robert Smalls :: A Traveling Exhibition." Robert Smalls :: A Traveling Exhibition. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2014. <span>This source provides both photos of Robert Smalls and interesting information on him. This website has pictures of Smalls ship which he used during his great boat escape and battles in the war. This source is very organized and easy to read.</span>
“Smalls, Robert (1839-1915).” Library of Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2015. <http://www.loc.gov/item/mfd.19024/>. This primary source was a good source because I found a picture of a newspaper article on Robert Smalls. The article gave me insight about many events that had occurred in his life. I also learned of events that were important to his legacy. This source was helpful because it could be used as both an information source and also an artifact or visual. The reading was not challenging and the newspaper article was easy to read and understand.
“Story of Escaped Slave Who Rose to U.S. Congressman Focus of Talk at Fort Negley on Monday, January 16th at 7pm.” Battle of Franklin Wordpress. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2015. <<https://battleoffranklin.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/story-of-escaped-slave-who-rose-to-u-s-congressman-focus-of-talk-at-fort-negley-on-monday-january-16th-at-7pm/>>. This primary source offers a closer look at some real life places related to Robert Smalls. There was a photograph taken of a sign that stated “Robert Smalls House has been designated a National Historical Landmark. This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. 1975, National Park Service United States Department of the Interior.” This source was useful and there was nothing much to read except to look at the pictures, so therefore the reading was not challenging.
“Story of Escaped Slave Who Rose to U.S. Congressman Focus of Talk at Fort Negley on Monday, January 16th at 7pm.” Battle of Franklin Wordpress. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2015. <https://battleoffranklin.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/story-of-escaped-slave-who-rose-to-u-s-congressman-focus-of-talk-at-fort-negley-on-monday-january-16th-at-7pm/>. This website source was interesting because it gave me primary source documents and photos of Robert Smalls. There was two very interesting pictures on this website source, one was a photograph of an actual desk that Robert Smalls had owned when he was a congressman and even when he was a customs collector of Beaufort later in his life. There was also a photograph of pictures that were hung on a wall in the Robert Smalls House of Robert Smalls himself, his first wife Hannah Jones, and two of his three children. The reading was not challenging since I didn’t have anything to read because it was only pictures, and the source was useful.
"Tag Archive." The Civil War Gazette. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Dec. 2014. <span>This source has many photos and information about Robert Smalls. This source has information on Smalls when he was in the war and when he joined politics to continue his work on freeing slaves.</span>
“Wreck of Confederate Steamer Ammunition Ship Commandeered by Slave Who Surrendered It to the Union Navy Discovered off South Carolina.” Daily Mail UK. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2015. <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2627577/Wreck-Confederate-ammunition-ship-commandeered-slave-surrendered-Union-Navy-discovered-South-Carolina.html>. On this website source I found a photo of another model of the CSS Planter. The Planter plays an important role in Robert Smalls legacy because without The Planter he wouldn’t have escaped. The Planter was the key to Smalls successful escape from slavery, and was also the key to his slave crew and family’s escape. This source was useful and easy to ready because there was nothing to read from.
"WallBuilders - Historical Documents - Robert Smalls Honored with Medal." WallBuilders - Historical Documents - Robert Smalls Honored with Medal. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015. <span>From this source I found a news strip on Robert Smalls. Because of the news strip on this site, I was able to find many information on this the strip. This site is very easy to get around in.</span>
"Which Slave Sailed Himself to Freedom?" PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2015. <span>From this source, I found a picture that helped me a lot when I was looking for documents for my project. In this source there is also a link that links to a video of Robert Smalls that shows how Smalls escaped to freedom.</span>
"Which Slave Sailed Himself to Freedom?" PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2014. <span>This source contains many information and photos of Robert Smalls. For example, this source has a photo of a newspaper clipping that was about Smalls when he made his great boat escape. This source is very reliable and easy to read.</span>
“Antebellum Beaufort - Day 233 - Hilton Head to Beaufort.” Guided Visual Discovery. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2015.
<<http://mvguideddiscovery.blogspot.com/2011/05/antebellum-beaufort-day-233-hilton-head.html>.>. From this website source I found a picture of Robert Small’s house. I learned where he lived in his early life as a slave and also in his later life. This source was useful as a visual or artifact for our website and the reading was not challenging because it was only a picture.
“Antebellum Beaufort - Day 233 - Hilton Head to Beaufort.” Guided Visual Discovery. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2015. <http://mvguideddiscovery.blogspot.com/2011/05/antebellum-beaufort-day-233-hilton-head.html>. I got good pictures from this website that are photos of real objects or places. I also found pictures of a sign about Robert Smalls, and a picture of a statue of Robert Smalls, with a famous quote of his inscribed on the stone, that is in front of Tabernaple Baptist Church Chapel. This source was useful because the pictures I found were perfect for our website’s visuals and artifacts.
"Beaufort County Library , SC -- About Robert Smalls (1839-1915)." Beaufort County Library , SC -- About Robert Smalls (1839-1915). N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2014. <span>This source contains both photos and information on Robert Smalls. This source has many photos of Robert Smalls former house and of what Smalls saw when he was a child. This source is easy to get around and provides many information on Robert Smalls.</span>
"Beaufort County Library , SC -- About Robert Smalls (1839-1915)." Beaufort County Library , SC -- About Robert Smalls (1839-1915). N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2014. <span>This source was very useful when I needed a photo for Robert Smalls legacy. This source has a photo of Robert Smalls Middle School and a very informational description of how it came to. This source is very easy to get around in.</span>
"Beaufort’s Mosaic Windows." Beaufort Online. N.p., 16 Jan. 2013. Web. 27 Nov. 2014. <span>This source provides many photos on Robert Smalls and the church that was influenced by Robert Smalls. The photo that shows Robert Smalls bust and grave marker provides a quote that Smalls said which helped me when I was looking for quotes of Robert Smalls. This source was very easy to get around in and easy to read.</span>
"Black History Month Resources." Black History Month Resources. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Nov. 2014. <span>This source contains a vast amount of photos on Robert Smalls. This source also contain information on Smalls about his life as a slave and his life during the war and politics. This source is very reliable.</span>
"Black History Treasures: Elizabeth Meaders Collection of African American History -- Available for Sale..." Black History Treasures: Elizabeth Meaders Collection of African American History -- Available for Sale... N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015. <span>This source has many useful images and information on Robert Smalls. This site is very easy to get around in.</span>
"'Bound for Freedom's Light' Exhibit." Capitol File Magazines RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2014. <span>This source contains many information on Robert Smalls and also contains many photos on him. This is a very reliable source.</span>
"Category Archive." The Civil War Gazette. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2014. <span>This source has many photos of Robert Smalls and of what was happening during his time in the war. For example, this source has a photos of Smalls slave house and of a model of Smalls Ship the USS Planter. This source is very reliable.</span>
“Inside the Planter.” Hilton Head Monthly, Connecting the Low Country. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2015. <http://www.hiltonheadmonthly.com/people/profiles/3161-inside-the-planter>. This site gave me a picture, and once again it is a picture of a model of the CSS Planter. However, the interesting thing was that it was a lived size model of the Planter. When I read the article below the photograph I discovered that a man named Cannady had donated one of his models of The Planter to the Historic Beaufort Foundation, which has it on display in the Verdier House Museum in Beaufort. It was very useful and the reading was not challenging because it was a picture.
“Leaders to Unveil Model, Plans for Historic Fort Fremont Site.” The Beaufort Gazette. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2015. <http://www.islandpacket.com/2014/11/14/3431170/leaders-to-unveil-model-plans.html>. This website source gave me a photograph. The photograph was a miniature model of the CSS Planter. The miniature model of the Planter, was a model of the ship that Robert has escaped on with the rest of the slave crew and his family. The source was useful and the reading was not challenging since it was a photograph.
"Letter from Robert Smalls to Governor Daniel H. Chamberlain regarding Riots among Freedmen along the Combahee River, August 1876." Letter from Robert Smalls to Governor Daniel H. Chamberlain regarding Riots among Freedmen along the Combahee River, August 1876. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015. <span>This site had many useful uses. For example, you could find many information on Robert Smalls time during and after the war. This site is also useful when look for pictures on Smalls.</span>
PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015. <span>This source is very useful in many ways. This source gives many useful information on Robert Smalls and is very easy to get around in. The photo that I got from this site was a picture of the McHenry's house, which also relates to my topic.</span>
“Robert Smalls War Hero and Legislator (1839-1915).” Beaufort County Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2015. <<http://www.beaufortcountylibrary.org/htdocs-sirsi/smalls.htm>.>. From this primary source I found pictures related to Robert Smalls or pictures of Smalls that I could use for visuals and artifacts of our website. There was a picture of the chapel where Robert Smalls was buried at which gave me insight about his death. A statue of him at the chapel was also included in the many pictures. This source was useful because it would provide good visuals and artifacts, and the reading was easy because there was nothing to read.
“Robert Smalls War Hero and Legislator (1839-1915).” Beaufort County Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2015. <http://www.beaufortcountylibrary.org/htdocs-sirsi/smalls.htm>. On this website source, I found many pictures of places that were made in honor of Robert Smalls. The website also had a picture of Robert Smalls Middle School a school named after him in honor of him. The last picture I got from this source was a photograph of the sign that says “Welcome to Robert Smalls Parkway” a parkway that was named after Smalls also in honor of him. The source was very useful since the pictures would be used as my visuals and artifacts, and the reading was not challenging.
Reuters. "Wreck Of Civil War-Era Ship Taken Over By Slaves Located Off South Carolina Coast (VIDEO)." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, n.d. Web. 20 Dec. 2014. <span>This source has many photos of Robert Smalls and a charcoal drawing of his ship the USS Planter. Because this source was very easy to get around in, I learned a lot about Robert Smalls. For example, how Smalls stole the Planter in order to free his fellow slaves and family.</span>
"Robert Smalls :: A Traveling Exhibition." Robert Smalls :: A Traveling Exhibition. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015. <span>In this site I learned that Robert Smalls blood line continued and that he has a granddaughter that now owns a traveling exhibit on Robert Smalls. This site provided many great photos of Robert Small's boat The USS Planter. From this site I also learned that Smalls also used the USS Planter during the war.</span>
"Robert Smalls :: A Traveling Exhibition." Robert Smalls :: A Traveling Exhibition. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015. <span>This source contains many photos of Robert Smalls which helped gather photos for my project. Because of this site I also learned about how Robert Smalls had children and grandchildren.</span>
"Robert Smalls :: A Traveling Exhibition." Robert Smalls :: A Traveling Exhibition. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2014. <span>This source provides both photos of Robert Smalls and interesting information on him. This website has pictures of Smalls ship which he used during his great boat escape and battles in the war. This source is very organized and easy to read.</span>
“Smalls, Robert (1839-1915).” Library of Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2015. <http://www.loc.gov/item/mfd.19024/>. This primary source was a good source because I found a picture of a newspaper article on Robert Smalls. The article gave me insight about many events that had occurred in his life. I also learned of events that were important to his legacy. This source was helpful because it could be used as both an information source and also an artifact or visual. The reading was not challenging and the newspaper article was easy to read and understand.
“Story of Escaped Slave Who Rose to U.S. Congressman Focus of Talk at Fort Negley on Monday, January 16th at 7pm.” Battle of Franklin Wordpress. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2015. <<https://battleoffranklin.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/story-of-escaped-slave-who-rose-to-u-s-congressman-focus-of-talk-at-fort-negley-on-monday-january-16th-at-7pm/>>. This primary source offers a closer look at some real life places related to Robert Smalls. There was a photograph taken of a sign that stated “Robert Smalls House has been designated a National Historical Landmark. This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. 1975, National Park Service United States Department of the Interior.” This source was useful and there was nothing much to read except to look at the pictures, so therefore the reading was not challenging.
“Story of Escaped Slave Who Rose to U.S. Congressman Focus of Talk at Fort Negley on Monday, January 16th at 7pm.” Battle of Franklin Wordpress. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2015. <https://battleoffranklin.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/story-of-escaped-slave-who-rose-to-u-s-congressman-focus-of-talk-at-fort-negley-on-monday-january-16th-at-7pm/>. This website source was interesting because it gave me primary source documents and photos of Robert Smalls. There was two very interesting pictures on this website source, one was a photograph of an actual desk that Robert Smalls had owned when he was a congressman and even when he was a customs collector of Beaufort later in his life. There was also a photograph of pictures that were hung on a wall in the Robert Smalls House of Robert Smalls himself, his first wife Hannah Jones, and two of his three children. The reading was not challenging since I didn’t have anything to read because it was only pictures, and the source was useful.
"Tag Archive." The Civil War Gazette. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Dec. 2014. <span>This source has many photos and information about Robert Smalls. This source has information on Smalls when he was in the war and when he joined politics to continue his work on freeing slaves.</span>
“Wreck of Confederate Steamer Ammunition Ship Commandeered by Slave Who Surrendered It to the Union Navy Discovered off South Carolina.” Daily Mail UK. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2015. <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2627577/Wreck-Confederate-ammunition-ship-commandeered-slave-surrendered-Union-Navy-discovered-South-Carolina.html>. On this website source I found a photo of another model of the CSS Planter. The Planter plays an important role in Robert Smalls legacy because without The Planter he wouldn’t have escaped. The Planter was the key to Smalls successful escape from slavery, and was also the key to his slave crew and family’s escape. This source was useful and easy to ready because there was nothing to read from.
"WallBuilders - Historical Documents - Robert Smalls Honored with Medal." WallBuilders - Historical Documents - Robert Smalls Honored with Medal. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015. <span>From this source I found a news strip on Robert Smalls. Because of the news strip on this site, I was able to find many information on this the strip. This site is very easy to get around in.</span>
"Which Slave Sailed Himself to Freedom?" PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2015. <span>From this source, I found a picture that helped me a lot when I was looking for documents for my project. In this source there is also a link that links to a video of Robert Smalls that shows how Smalls escaped to freedom.</span>
"Which Slave Sailed Himself to Freedom?" PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2014. <span>This source contains many information and photos of Robert Smalls. For example, this source has a photo of a newspaper clipping that was about Smalls when he made his great boat escape. This source is very reliable and easy to read.</span>
Secondary Sources
Adams, Dennis. "Robert Smalls, the Public Servant." Ed. Grace Morris Cordial. Beaufort County Library. Grace Morris Cordial, n.d. Web. 4 Nov. 2014. <http://www.beaufortcountylibrary.org/htdocs-sirsi/smalls.html>.
This website helped me understand about Robert Small's public services. I learned about his achievements in the civil war, which gave me a new insight about Smalls and about what battles he fought. This source was useful because it gave detailed and in depth information, while the reading wasn't too challenging to understand.
Adams, Dennis. “Robert Smalls War Hero and Legislator (1839-1915).” Ed. Grace Morris Cordial. Beaufort County Library. Beaufort County Library, 6 July 2007. Web. 28 Oct. 2014. <https://beaufortcountylibrary.org/htdocs-sirsi/smalls.htm>.
This source gave many information on how Robert Smalls took of the Planter with his slave crew and sailed his family along with 3000 aboard the Planter to freedom. This source also includes some of Smalls time in the war. For example of how Smalls fought 17 battles during the civil war.
Brown, Susan Taylor. Robert Smalls Sails to Freedom. Illus. Felicia Marshall. N.p.: Lerner P. Group, 2006. Print.
This book examines the lasting effects of information about Robert Small's early life. It gave me insight about Smalls early life, because it told about how the McKee's treated him well and about his daily duties as a slave boy of the McKee's house. It also helped me understand about his different jobs and how he came up with his plan to escape. After reading this book, I got lots of useful information to use in my project. The reading was not challenging because the only books about Robert Small's that were available in the public library and also Link+ to check out, were child level picture books, but even though they were child leveled picture books, they still gave detailed information about his early life in very few words.
Cordial, Grace Morris, ed. "Robert Small's Later Life." Beaufort County Library For Learning, For Leisure, For Life. Dennis Adams, n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2014. <http://www.beaufortcountylibrary.org/ht-docs-sirsi/smalls.htm>.
This website offered detailed information about Robert Small's achievements later in his life. I learned that Smalls lost his wife for undocumented reasons and was later remarried. Something specific that I learned, which gave me even more insight about Small's later life, was about how he died and how he was appointed the customs collector. This source was very useful to me, because it gave lots of good information and it was easy to understand and read.
Henig, Gerald S. "The Unstoppable Mr. Smalls; But First He Had to Hijack a Confederate Steamer." The Unstoppable Mr. Smalls; But First He Had to Hijack a Confederate Steamer. Gale Group, 2007. Web. 26 Sept. 2014. <http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/uhic/MagazinesDetailsPage/MagazinesDetailsWindow?failOver&query=&prodId=UHIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Magazines&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&search_within_results=&p=UHIC%3AWHIC&action=e&catId=&activity&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CA202411217&source=Bookmark&u=liver_main&jsid=f024b65e7cb564dcd3d54c60aad55740>.
From this I learned lots of information about Robert Small's many of his jobs during his early life as a slave before he had escaped. It also gave me insight with some information about who his family members were, along with some of his family's basic information. It was also useful because it told about how much money he was allowed to keep when he was a slave, and how it wouldn't be enough to pay for his freedom. The reading of this magazine article was not challenging at all and the reading was very easy to understand.
Ifill, Adrena. "Congressman Robert Smalls : a Patriots Journey from Slavery to Capitol Hill." YouTube. N.p., 2005. Web. 29 Sept. 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAXNIVAyFjA>.
This Documentary gave me in depth information about Robert's achievements in life. From this source I learned how his leadership created a better union in the region where he lived. It gave me insight by explaining how he changed South Carolina for the better and achieved many things. The source was useful to me and gave me very good information. The reading was not challenging at all because it was a documentary, which was a source I could listen to, and not something I could read.
Kennedy, Robert F., JR.s. American Heroes Robert Smalls: The Boat Thief. New York: Hyperion books, 2008. Print.
This book gave a vast amount of information on Robert Smalls early years. For example I learned that Smalls wasn’t treated harshly as a slave and was living a comfortable life, but because he was a slave his mother wanted him to see how other slaves were treated. This book also had pictures of Robert Smalls in his early ages. Finally I learned that Smalls was the finest sailor in South Carolina.
Miller, Edward A., Jr. Robert Smalls from Slavery to Congress 1839-1915. South Carolina: UP, 1995. Print.
This book source has tons of information about Robert Smalls time in the civil war. I learned that Smalls surrendered the Planter (The ship he took to free the slaves) and that Smalls became one of the first African Americans pilots in the United States Navy. This source was easy to find information in and it also had illustrations of Robert Smalls and the USS Planter.
Moore, Helen Boulware, and William Marvin Dulaney. "The Life and Times of Robert Smalls." Robert Smalls Traveling Exhibition. Helen Boulware Moore, n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2014. <http://www.robertsmalls.com/history.html>.
From this source I learned new information about what Robert Small's legacy was after the civil war. It gave me insight about how he created the Camp Robert Smalls, which would later become a training center for blacks that would be enlisted into the U.S. navy. It gave information of his roles and achievements in politics, and it was very useful to me. The reading was a bit challenging but it was very interesting to read this website because it has information from the traveling exhibition on Robert Smalls, which is organized/ curated by his great great great great (many generations but I am not sure exactly how many) grand-daughter Helen Boulware Moore, and the exhibition historian William Marvin Dulaney.
Moore, Helen Boulware, Ph.D, and W. Marvin Dulaney, Ph.D. “Who Was Congressman Robert Smalls? (1839-1915).” RobertSmalls.com. Robert Smalls Collection, 2007. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. <https://RobertSmalls.com/history.html>.
In detail, this website had information of how Smalls continued to free slaves during the civil war. Robert Smalls was given the duty to help recruit slaves for the union army. Smalls recruited nearly 5000 African American men.
PBS. Public Broadcasting Service, 2014. Web. 30 Sept. 2014. <http://video.pbs.org/video/2365111881/>.
This video source contains many information on how Robert Smalls escaped from slavery with his fellow slave members. For example the video explains how Smalls passed through 4 confederate checkpoints using signals the real captain of the Planter used to pass through checkpoints. This also had many quotes about Robert Smalls said by many other people which later helped me when I was looking for quotes.
Pbs.org. pbs, 2013. Web. 23 Sept. 2014. <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-american-many-rivers-to-cross/history/which-slave-sailed-himself-to-freedom>.
This source provided many information on Robert Smalls great boat escape to freedom, for example how Smalls took aboard many slave members through confederate checkpoints and of how Smalls pretended to be the captain of the Planter. This source also gave information on Smalls background and life. Finding information in this source was very easy because of the headings listed in the site.
Roberts, Blain. “Robert Smalls’s Great Escape.” Ed. Ethan J. Kytle. Opinionator. New York Times, 12 May 2012. Web. 2 Oct. 2014. <http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/12/robert-smallss-great-escape/>.
In detail, this source explains how Robert Smalls sailed his family and crew members with his fellow slaves to freedom on the Planter. For example, Smalls passed though confederate checkpoints using appropriate signals the captain used to pass through them. This source was easy to read and to find information in.
“Robert Smalls.” britannica.com. Encyclopedia of Britannica, 30 Oct. 2014. Web. 12 Dec. 2014. <https://britannica.com/E13checked/topic/549423/Robert-Smalls>.
This website had good headlights of Robert Smalls as he rose in politics. The site was very organized and easy to read. The site included dates when Smalls served in the Government.
"Robert Smalls, Commander during the Civil War." History during the Civil War. Civil War Times, n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2014. <http://www.historynet.com/robert-smalls-commander-of-the-planter-dura.html>.
This website offers a closer look at how the captain of The Planter was unaware that his ship had been stolen until the next morning. The captain of the Planter and his brother officers had stayed on land that night over night. The website gave me insight about how, during that time, Robert had bravely taken the ship along with the slave crew members and escaped. The source was useful because it was very detailed and precise. The reading was a bit challenging but still understandable.
“Robert Smalls.” New World Encyclopedia. New World Encyclopedia, 4 Apr. 2008. Web. 9 Nov. 2014. <http://newworldencyclopedia.org/enrty/Robert_Smalls>.
This source provides date of when Robert Smalls served and continued his work of freedom in politics. For example, in 1865 to 1870, Smalls served in South Carolina house of Representatives. This source overall was very useful and easy to read.
"Robert Smalls War Hero and Legislator." Beaufort County Library. Grace Morris Cordial, n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2014. <http://www.beaufortcountylibrary.org/htdocs-sirsi/smalls.htm>.
The Beaufort County Library website, once again, helped me learn information about Robert's role in the confederacy, and the militia. The source gave me important insight and information about which houses he served in. It was useful, because it told me how long he served in the senate and congress. The reading was not challenging and was actually easy enough to read.
"Smalls, Robert (1839-1915)." Library of Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2014. <http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/97512451/>.
After reading this newspaper article on the website Library of Congress, I learned some information about many major events that happened in Robert Small's life. The article told and focused mainly about his daring escape to freedom, but it also gave insight as well as thorough information about how he was able to escape successfully. This source was useful because it was one of the first sources I used to learn about his escape. The reading was challenging because it was slightly difficult to read from a picture taken of an old newspaper article that wasn't very clear, but I was able to understand what the article was about.
Smith, Jessie Carney. "Robert Smalls, Notable Black American Men, Book II." Virtual Library : U.S. History in Context. Gale Group, 12 Oct. 1998. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. <https://0-ic.galegroup.com.www.livermore.lib.ca.us./ic/uhic/Reference>.
This book/website was useful because it gave me in depth information about Robert Small's family which I had not learned about before. The book/website source also gave insight and detailed information of his life and background. The reading was easy enough to understand, although a bit difficult at first.
Washington Post. Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2012. Web. 4 Nov. 2014. <http://washingtonpost.com/local/civil-war-hero-robert-smalls-seized-the-opportunity-to-be-free/2012/2/23/glQAcGBtmR_story.Html>.
This source explains about what Smalls did after the war. This website is simple and easy to get around.