Keywords: Robert Smalls - Brady-Handy - Original.tif File Robert Smalls - Brady-Handy jpg Robert Smalls S C M C Born in Beaufort SC April 1839 cwpbh 03683 between 1870 1880 Creator Mathew Brady Creator Levin Corot Handy PD File Robert Smalls - Brady-Handy jpg - Restoration JPEG File Robert Smalls - Brady-Handy png - Restoration PNG File Robert Smalls - Brady-Handy - Original tif - Original TIFF Robert Smalls April 5 1839 - February 23 1915 was an African American slave who became a naval hero at the same time he freed himself and his family in May 1862 from slavery He was born in Beaufort United States and became a politician This summary was created using Commons SumItUp PD-Brady-Handy Photographs by Mathew Brady and Levin Handy Smalls Robert Black and white portrait photographs of men Smalls Robert Robert Smalls |