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Ballad of Robert Smalls

by Cosmo Jr

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Robert Smalls was an enslaved African American who, during and after the American Civil War, gained freedom and became a ship's pilot, sea captain, and politician. He freed himself, his crew and their families from slavery on May 13, 1862, by commandeering a Confederate transport ship, CSS Planter, in Charleston harbor, and sailing it from Confederate-controlled waters to the U.S. blockade. His example and persuasion helped convince President Lincoln to accept African-American soldiers into the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy.

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released June 19, 2020
Written by Dana Downs. First performed by NoSeeums Band as part of "Unsung Heroes: Songs and Stories of African Americans in the Civil War," presented by the MOJA Festival and the Citadel Fine Arts Department in September 2014.

Recorded by Cosmo Jr, in February 2017 at the Cabin in Athens, Georgia. Dana: vocals, guitar; Deborah Wall: drums; Ben Hesse: guitar, bass.

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