Black Courage Upon the Sea: A Juneteenth Celebration of Robert Smalls

When:
Monday, Jun 20, 2022 6:30p -
8:30p

Where:
Online event
Surrounding areas
Boston, MA 02110

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FREE

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https://umassboston.zoom.us/webinar/register/3216540901415/WN_Il7SJQMDRnyo65lOrqFaPQ

The New England Aquarium 2022 Lecture Series continues with the incredible story of Robert Smalls, an intrepid Black man who took command of a Confederate ship called The Planter in Charleston, South Carolina, on May 13, 1862, and liberated himself and his family from enslavement. After the Civil War, he continued public service in a variety of roles, including five terms as a US Congressman. Living on Earth Host Steve Curwood will talk with Robert Smalls’ great-great-grandson Michael Boulware Moore and Admiral Cecil Haney USN (Ret.), one of only three Black four-star admirals in U.S. Navy history, about Black courage, liberation, and the bold pursuit of a better future. 

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