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This is inspired by the true story of a real-life, little-known American hero — Robert Smalls — who, as an enslaved person in Charleston at the height of the Civil War, pulled off the most audacious heist in history — a suicide mission if caught — by stealing his friends and family and the Confederate warship on which he served to run the naval blockade in the treacherous South Carolina waters and defect to the North.
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Role added by legionm on January 4, 2022

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An enslaved man who works as harbor pilot on a confederate warship in Charleston, South Carolina, Robert Smalls is strong-willed, observant and intelligent. After his failed attempt at achieving some control over his own life brings his wife into conflict with her white oppressors, he can no longer tolerate their life of slavery. With intimate knowledge of the Charleston Harbor and a drive to live a life of freedom, Robert devises a plan to steal the very ship he has been forced to serve aboard.

 

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    Black
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    Black / African Descent
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