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Some morning you may wake up to find that the bone and sinew of your country is gone.... I tell you the Negro is the bone and sinew of your country and you cannot do without him

Robert Smalls

My race needs no special defense, for the past history of them in this country proves them to be the equal of any people anywhere. All they need is an equal chance in the battle of life.

Robert Smalls

Robert Smalls

Robert Smalls

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Born: April 5, 1839

Died: February 23, 1915 (aged 75)

Bio: 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.

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