On May 13, 1862, Robert Smalls used a straw hat and an elaborate series of signals to commandeer a Confederate ship and sail himself, his family, and the crew to freedom. He had been an enslaved man—now, he was a Union hero. But his struggles were not over, and Smalls would have to use his unbelievable daring all throughout his life.
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