Robert Smalls Chapter 2 Summary

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The chapter talked a lot about the Civil War, and how it helped the slaves to gain their freedoms. African Americans never had the freedom until 1863 when the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. A lot of slaves were forced into joining the confederacy even if they didn’t want to. One of the slaves was forced into the confederacy when he was 23 years old, and his name was Robert Smalls. Robert Smalls later on went for the most danger his mission which was when he was apart of warship called planter. Smalls had to pass all the 4 confederate points, Smalls passed through the first 3 undefeated. The fourth one was the toughest one Fort Monroe, Fort Monroe was the hardest one out of all of them. Somehow Smalls escaped, and got his freedom. Smalls