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Statue Of Escaped Slave-Turned-Congressman First Honoring A Black Person At South Carolina State House
Basil Watson calls it an honor to create a likeness of Smalls, the first Black person honored with a statue at the SC State House.
Escaped slave who became lawmaker will be first individual African American honored with statue at South Carolina State House
Robert Smalls​ escaped slavery in Charleston by commandeering a Confederate ship and became a top Union naval officer and South Carolina lawmaker.
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Civil War hero Robert Smalls honored with historic first statue at South Carolina statehouse
Artist Basil Watson is creating the first statue of an African American, Civil War hero Robert Smalls, to be placed on South Carolina's Statehouse grounds.
Navy identifies USS George Washington sailor lost at sea
On Friday, Aug. 1, the Navy announced that Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/ Recovery Equipment) Airman Jose Antonio Rivera ...
Navy identifies Florida sailor missing at sea near Australia
In a news release, Navy officials said they have suspended the search for Airman Jose Antonio Rivera Lynch IV, from ...
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19-year-old sailor presumed dead after lost at sea near Australian coast
A 19-year-old sailor was believed to be lost at sea this week in an assumed overboard incident that led to a 45-hour search ...
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High-speed chase ends in crash on Boundary Street in Beaufort
A high-speed chase ended in a crash Monday night at a busy Beaufort intersection, sending one person to the hospital and shutting down traffic in part of the city.
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Navy Calls Off Search for Sailor Who Went Overboard During Exercise Near Australia
The sailor, assigned to the USS George Washington, was reported missing on Monday afternoon local time, and the Navy ...