/tags/robert-smalls Robert Smalls en-US Copyright Wed, 20 Dec 2017 16:41:38 GMT /arts-culture/2017-12-20/be-free-or-die-tells-the-story-of-robert-smalls-escape-from-slavery Note: this segment is a rebroadcast from June 20, 2017.In May 1862, Robert Smalls became a Union hero overnight when he stole a Confederate steamer from… Wed, 20 Dec 2017 16:41:38 GMT /arts-culture/2017-12-20/be-free-or-die-tells-the-story-of-robert-smalls-escape-from-slavery Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-12-20/be-free-or-die-tells-the-story-of-robert-smalls-escape-from-slavery Note: this segment is a rebroadcast from June 20, 2017.In May 1862, Robert Smalls became a Union hero overnight when he stole a Confederate steamer from… Wed, 20 Dec 2017 16:41:38 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-12-20/be-free-or-die-tells-the-story-of-robert-smalls-escape-from-slavery Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio