Basil Watson calls it an honor to create a likeness of Smalls, the first Black person honored with a statue at the SC State ...

Artist Basil Watson is creating the first statue of an African American, Civil War hero Robert Smalls, to be placed on South ...

Robert Smalls​ escaped slavery in Charleston by commandeering a Confederate ship and became a top Union naval officer and South Carolina lawmaker.

The Beaufort County School District honored the 2025 Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year at the district’s ...

Before he was a South Carolina lawmaker recognized as a champion of civil rights, Robert Smalls escaped slavery in Charleston ...

I’m sharing the incredible true story of Robert Smalls—a man born into slavery who became a Civil War hero, a pivotal advocate for Black soldiers, and a long-serving U.S. Congressman. From daring ...

On Friday, Aug. 1, the Navy announced that Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/ Recovery Equipment) Airman Jose Antonio Rivera ...

A 19-year-old sailor was believed to be lost at sea this week in an assumed overboard incident that led to a 45-hour search ...

Beaufort police arrested two men after an apparent gunfight in a McDonald’s parking lot Wednesday night. The two suspects, a ...

The sailor, assigned to the USS George Washington, was reported missing on Monday afternoon local time, and the Navy ...

In a news release, Navy officials said they have suspended the search for Airman Jose Antonio Rivera Lynch IV, from ...