A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert ...

A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert Smalls’ statue should be staring down a notorious white ...

A monument to Robert Smalls, sculpted by Atlanta-based artist Basil Watson. (Provided/Robert Smalls Monument Commission) COLUMBIA — Civil War hero Robert Smalls could one day stand just outside the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. South Carolina selects first monument at statehouse to honor an African American hero This image from the ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert Smalls’ statue should be staring down a notorious ...

This image provided by Basil Watson shows the sculptor’s proposal for a statue honoring Reconstruction hero Robert Smalls at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia, S.C. (Basil Watson via AP) ...

This image from the Library of Congress Brady-Handy photograph collection shows a portrait of Robert Smalls created between 1870 and 1880. The Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — A group studying ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A group studying where to put South Carolina's first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert Smalls' statue should be staring down a ...