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 supremacist

The memorial to Civil War hero Robert Smalls is set to be erected on the Statehouse grounds. Design and location set. Now, they just need a way to pay for it.

Robert Smalls, an enslaved man, commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War to bring slaves to freedom. Later, he was elected to the state Legislature and Congress.

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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 supremacist who dismantled most of the former slave’s work after the Civil War.

Wet and windy conditions will persist along the coast and adjacent ranges during the later part of the week through the weekend as the low and another high pressure system drifting to the south maintain a fresh to strong onshore southeasterly airstream.

Parker’s Kitchen hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 9, for its new store in Beaufort, South Carolina.

Former NFL player Robert Quinn was arrested in South Carolina early Friday morning over his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run crash involving multiple vehicles, according to reports.

Headlines: Congressman Jim Clyburn and City of Columbia Officials are announcing a 205 million dollar fund to fix the railroads on Assembly St. & State Lawmakers announced that the placement of the Robert Smalls statue will be on the north side of the Capitol building across from former governor Ben Tillman.

A former NFL player was arrested in South Carolina early Friday morning in connection with a hit-and-run crash that involved four vehicles. Jail records state that Robert Lee Quinn, 34 ...