From Slavery to the House of Representatives

Studying the trials of courageous Americans  is very important in the classroom.  George Washington was legendary hero.  George Patton on the battlefields of Europe is fantastic.  The soldiers of World War II storming the beaches of Normandy (La Point du Hoc Men) is unbelievable. Here is another brave soul who knew the consequences of his actions but continued.  Robert Smalls saved his family from the institution of slavery.  I found this unsung hero in a children's book called The Escape of Robert Smalls.