Tales of the talented tenth: No. 3,Robert Smalls
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Series
Tales of the talented tenth volume 3
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Publication Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Joel Christian Gills shows how ordinary people fight for our collective liberation and whose stories are not often at the forefront of our historical consciousness.” —Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist Do you know the story of the slave who sailed himself to freedom? For the third book in the bestselling Tales of the Talented Tenth series, Joel Christian Gill brings Robert Smalls to life by telling the true story of the enslaved African who pulled off one of the most daring and largest heists of the Civil War. Come along for the adventure as Robert earns a job working for the C.S.S. Planter, escapes to freedom, goes on to become a first-generation Black politician, and makes history by writing and leading the passage of legislation that led to the United States’ first free and compulsory public school system. Tales of the Talented Tenth is a historical comic series that focuses on the adventures of amazing African Americans in action.
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ISBN
9781713730859
9781682750667
9781682750667
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Subjects
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African American legislators -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
African Americans -- South Carolina -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
Planter (Steamship) -- Comic books, strips, etc
Ship captains -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
Slaves -- South Carolina -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
Smalls, Robert, -- 1839-1915 -- Comic books, strips, etc
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
United States. -- Congress. -- House -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
African Americans -- South Carolina -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
Planter (Steamship) -- Comic books, strips, etc
Ship captains -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
Slaves -- South Carolina -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
Smalls, Robert, -- 1839-1915 -- Comic books, strips, etc
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
United States. -- Congress. -- House -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
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Published Reviews
Kirkus Book Review
An enslaved sailor successfully commandeers a Confederate ship and sails it to freedom. Robert Smalls was a 23-year-old enslaved deckhand on the Confederate ship the CSS Planter when he devised a plan to emancipate himself and 15 others, including his wife and children. Smalls' work on the ship allowed him to learn the navigation and codes needed to move through the blockaded waters surrounding Charleston, South Carolina. It was also how he discovered that the Union would accept those fleeing from slavery as contraband. Against military orders, the captain of the ship allowed White crew members to spend the night away from the ship, entrusting it to the Black sailors. Seizing the opportunity, Smalls led a dangerous escape through Confederate checkpoints by acting as the White captain. His daring resulted in the freedom of those aboard and the capture of a ship and arms for the Union. The epilogue gives more examples of Smalls' efforts to improve the lives of his people after the Civil War, including as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. This graphic depiction of Smalls' story successfully captures the determination of enslaved people to secure their own freedom. The colorful panels fully express the taut drama of the venture. This is the latest in the Tales of the Talented Tenth series by graphic storyteller Gill, presenting little-known tales from African American history. An inspiring saga of a real-life hero. (bibliography) (Graphic biography. 10-16) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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