43: Robert Smalls Fights the Confederacy! (Part 2)

An Old Timey Podcast

True Crime, History, Comedy

4.9 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

In part two of our series on Robert Smalls, Robert proves that his ballsy escape from slavery was just part of his story. In this episode, Robert builds wealth, becomes the Captain of a Union ship, and helps persuade the government to allow Black soldiers to enlist in the Union Army.

Remember, kids, history hoes always cite their sources! For this episode, Norm pulled from:
Lineberry, Cate. Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls’ Escape from Slavery to Union Hero. St. Martin’s Press, 2017.
Miller Jr., Edward. Gullah Statesman: Robert Smalls from Slavery to Congress, 1839-1915. University of South Carolina Press, 2008.

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0:00.0	Hear ye, hear ye.
0:02.3	You are listening to an old-timey podcast.
0:05.4	I'm Norman Caruso.
0:06.8	And I'm musical guest, Kristen Caruso.
0:12.2	Great impression, Kristen.
0:13.5	Thank you.
0:14.4	And on this episode, it's part two of my series on Robert Smalls.
0:18.5	I'm so excited.
0:20.6	And I just can't hide it.
0:22.0	See, there I am, being the musical guest already.
0:24.4	You're welcome.
0:24.7	You have been obsessed with Saturday Night Live lately.
0:30.9	Okay, they did the 50th anniversary special.
0:33.6	There's a bunch of documentaries out.
0:35.2	Yeah, I'm watching all of it.
0:37.6	I'm even reading a really boring book about it.
0:40.8	I'm reading a boring book about it.
0:42.9	Well, I'm at the part where it's like before the show really started.
0:46.7	So it's a bunch of names that I've never heard of.
0:49.9	And they're like...
0:50.9	Like Roydonk?
0:52.1	Yeah.
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