Podcast:The Backstory with Patty Steele Published On: Tue Feb 20 2024 Description: This is the remarkable story of Robert Smalls. In 1862, he was a young slave who managed to commandeer a rebel warship in Charleston, South Carolina’s heavily fortified harbor, turn it over to the North and go on to have a spectacular business and political career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.