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Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War

Robert really started looking for an opportunity to escape, but as a father of...

Robert really started looking for an opportunity to escape, but as a father of two,
including an infant, the idea of them running by
foot was nearly impossible

Full Transcript

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- Robert really started looking
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for an opportunity to escape,
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but as a father of two, including an infant,
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the idea of them running by foot was nearly impossible.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:31
Uploaded
Mar 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Six West Media

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Movie Summary

Takes a deep look at the Civil War, one of the most studied, debated, and dissected periods in American history, and the heroic figures who helped define and reshape the reality of a democracy.
- [Kareem] Determined not to lose his family, - Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War 00:11
- [Kareem] Determined not to lose his family,
Relyea loved to wear a certain hat - Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War 00:07
Relyea loved to wear a certain hat
He started thinking maybe - Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War 00:06
He started thinking maybe
(suspenseful music) - Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War 00:07
(suspenseful music)
He knows how to navigate that ship without any difficulty. - Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War 00:06
He knows how to navigate that ship without any difficulty.
He knows who he can trust on that ship - Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War 00:07
He knows who he can trust on that ship
- If anyone found out, - Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War 00:06
- If anyone found out,
The potential of the family being sold, - Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War 00:06
The potential of the family being sold,
- [Kareem] On May 13th, 1862, - Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War 00:08
- [Kareem] On May 13th, 1862,
- Robert and the crew learned - Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War 00:11
- Robert and the crew learned
They were not supposed to leave the steamer - Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War 00:07
They were not supposed to leave the steamer
- I think there was a certain amount - Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War 00:09
- I think there was a certain amount
- [Kareem] Robert Smalls and his crew - Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War 00:05
- [Kareem] Robert Smalls and his crew
Around 3:00 AM, Smalls, quietly steers the Planter out - Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War 00:10
Around 3:00 AM, Smalls, quietly steers the Planter out
- The likelihood of this actually succeeding - Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War 00:06
- The likelihood of this actually succeeding
(suspenseful music) - Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War 00:10
(suspenseful music)
Castle Pinckney, - Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War 00:09
Castle Pinckney,
As Smalls comes upon the first - Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War 00:09
As Smalls comes upon the first
(suspenseful music) - Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War 00:10
(suspenseful music)
Robert knew all the right signals to give - Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War 00:07
Robert knew all the right signals to give