On February 23, 1915, Congressman Robert Smalls passed away at his home on Prince Street in Beaufort - a house in which he was born enslaved, and died free after buying the property during Reconstruction. He now rests just a few blocks away in Tabernacle Baptist Church cemetery.

February 23, 2026 - 17:34 UTC

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His story has only grown in familiarity and popularity since his death, and the community he loved so dearly has continued to love him back.
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Have you met Tim Hodge? He portrays both Smalls and Maj Martin Delaney at reenactments.
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