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Fan Casting Robert Smalls in Defiant

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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Robert Smalls

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Comments (3)

connorstern

why did someone nominate Scarlette Johansson to play as a black man LOL

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imabanana

barack obama

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buzadam

@imabanana *HELL NO!*

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user_192786

Yeah yeah yeah I also think Chadwick Boseman would be a GREAT fit

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Physical Appearance of Robert Smalls

Gender:
Male
Hair Color:
Black
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Ethnicity:
Black / African Descent
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