Robert Smalls Jr.

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:advocatesFor civil rights
education reform
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NAACP_Image_Award
Honorary_Doctorate_from_South_Carolina_State_University
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Beaufort,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:born April 5, 1839
gptkbp:children gptkb:Robert_Smalls_III
Elizabeth_Smalls
George_Smalls
Hannah_Smalls
William_Smalls
gptkbp:contribution community development initiatives
historical preservation efforts
support for veterans
advocacy for public education
support for labor rights
education for freedmen
advancement_of_African_American_rights
economic_development_in_South_Carolina
political_representation_for_African_Americans
promoting_entrepreneurship_among_African_Americans
gptkbp:died February 23, 1915
gptkbp:family married_to_Hannah_Jones
gptkbp:famousFor stealing_a_Confederate_ship
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Smalls Jr.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
African_American_political_activism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Harriet_Tubman
Sojourner Truth
gptkbp:knownFor political leader
Civil War hero
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Robert_Smalls_Academy
gptkb:Robert_Smalls_Bridge
gptkbp:nationality African_American
gptkbp:notableEvent escape from slavery
serving_in_the_U.S._Congress
gptkbp:occupation politician
businessman
ship pilot
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:South_Carolina_Senate
gptkb:South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives
U.S._Congressman