#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1862: Robert Smalls, an enslaved person and ship’s pilot, takes over the CSS Planter, an armed Confederate transport. Smalls steered it past Confederate defenses and surrendered it to the Union Navy, while also freeing himself, his crew and their families. /1
Today in history, 1862: Robert Smalls, an enslaved person and ship’s pilot, takes over the CSS Planter, an armed Confederate transport. Smalls steered it past Confederate defenses and surrendered it to the Union Navy, while also freeing himself, his crew and their families. /1
May 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1862: Robert Smalls, an enslaved person and ship’s pilot, takes over the CSS Planter, an armed Confederate transport. Smalls steered it past Confederate defenses and surrendered it to the Union Navy, while also freeing himself, his crew and their families. /1
Today in history, 1862: Robert Smalls, an enslaved person and ship’s pilot, takes over the CSS Planter, an armed Confederate transport. Smalls steered it past Confederate defenses and surrendered it to the Union Navy, while also freeing himself, his crew and their families. /1
Labor activist Chris Smalls is back in the United States (via Chuck Modi)
August 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Labor activist Chris Smalls is back in the United States (via Chuck Modi)
Gaza Freedom Flotilla has released statement that Black labour leader Chris Smalls (Amazon Labour Union) faced violence that no one else on Handala did. He has been severely beaten in Israeli custody.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
July 29, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Gaza Freedom Flotilla has released statement that Black labour leader Chris Smalls (Amazon Labour Union) faced violence that no one else on Handala did. He has been severely beaten in Israeli custody.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
How Dorthy treats the smalls
January 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
How Dorthy treats the smalls
One-minute learning, the modern School House Rock® of American History, by @hcrichardson.bsky.social team #250to250
Robert Smalls
Narrated by Victoria A. Smalls
#WeAreAmerica250
#Gullah
#EmancipatedSelf&Others
#FirstBlackCaptianUSNavy
#Congressman
#EqualRights
youtu.be/duKTxhgUq6s?...
Robert Smalls
Narrated by Victoria A. Smalls
#WeAreAmerica250
#Gullah
#EmancipatedSelf&Others
#FirstBlackCaptianUSNavy
#Congressman
#EqualRights
youtu.be/duKTxhgUq6s?...
Robert Smalls, Narrated by Victoria A. Smalls
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
youtu.be
September 23, 2026 at 6:11 PM
One-minute learning, the modern School House Rock® of American History, by @hcrichardson.bsky.social team #250to250
Robert Smalls
Narrated by Victoria A. Smalls
#WeAreAmerica250
#Gullah
#EmancipatedSelf&Others
#FirstBlackCaptianUSNavy
#Congressman
#EqualRights
youtu.be/duKTxhgUq6s?...
Robert Smalls
Narrated by Victoria A. Smalls
#WeAreAmerica250
#Gullah
#EmancipatedSelf&Others
#FirstBlackCaptianUSNavy
#Congressman
#EqualRights
youtu.be/duKTxhgUq6s?...
There was once an enslaved man who stole a Confederate ship and sailed his a bunch of families to Union controlled waters & got everyone free.
Then he fought as a soldier in the Union Army.
Then he was elected to US House of Representatives.
Robert Smalls was born 187 years ago today
Then he fought as a soldier in the Union Army.
Then he was elected to US House of Representatives.
Robert Smalls was born 187 years ago today
April 5, 2026 at 8:03 PM
There was once an enslaved man who stole a Confederate ship and sailed his a bunch of families to Union controlled waters & got everyone free.
Then he fought as a soldier in the Union Army.
Then he was elected to US House of Representatives.
Robert Smalls was born 187 years ago today
Then he fought as a soldier in the Union Army.
Then he was elected to US House of Representatives.
Robert Smalls was born 187 years ago today
Here's a photo from Jordan. Chris Smalls will be flying into Newark Friday morning
July 31, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Here's a photo from Jordan. Chris Smalls will be flying into Newark Friday morning
Was Piggy Smalls not available or what?
December 22, 2024 at 6:33 AM
Was Piggy Smalls not available or what?
164 years ago, on the 13th of May 1862, Robert Smalls escaped slavery by capturing the steamboat 'Planter' and steering it through Confederate lines. The US Navy commissioned it as the USS Planter and appointed Smalls as captain, making him the first black man to command a US ship. #otd #history 🗃️
May 13, 2026 at 6:59 AM
i look like everything is so tiny to me in this photo. the hot chocolate im holding is so smalls....its awesome....
September 28, 2026 at 5:08 PM
i look like everything is so tiny to me in this photo. the hot chocolate im holding is so smalls....its awesome....
MORE SMALLS BE UPON YE!!
February 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
MORE SMALLS BE UPON YE!!
BREAKING: Chris Smalls has been released from Israeli detention & is returning to the United States
paydayreport.com/chris-smalls...
paydayreport.com/chris-smalls...
Chris Smalls Released from Israeli Custody
Early Thursday morning, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition announced that Amazon Labor Union founder Chris Smalls had been released from Israeli prison.
paydayreport.com
July 31, 2025 at 7:08 AM
BREAKING: Chris Smalls has been released from Israeli detention & is returning to the United States
paydayreport.com/chris-smalls...
paydayreport.com/chris-smalls...
Doing some quick sketches on my Patreon, Derek Smalls in his Shrewsbury Town shirt
January 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Doing some quick sketches on my Patreon, Derek Smalls in his Shrewsbury Town shirt
August 20, 2026 at 2:41 AM
also, apologies to ed zitron for making you the biggie smalls of podcasting
Congrats @edzitron.com on your nomination as the “Biggie Smalls of Podcasting” @iwriteok.bsky.social @whysophiewhy.bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 11:48 PM
also, apologies to ed zitron for making you the biggie smalls of podcasting
A spokesperson for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition tells me:
“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”
“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”
July 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
A spokesperson for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition tells me:
“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”
“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”
Last and not least- Bobby Smalls, named for the Robert Smalls/man of the same name.
Bobby Smalls is the youngest of the group.
Bobby Smalls is the youngest of the group.
May 24, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Last and not least- Bobby Smalls, named for the Robert Smalls/man of the same name.
Bobby Smalls is the youngest of the group.
Bobby Smalls is the youngest of the group.
