Professor Billingsley is a Professor at the Institute for Families in Society and the African American Studies Program at the University of South Carolina. The Life and Times of Robert Smalls, Authentic American Hero. I expect this book to be the most detailed, accurate and revealing account of the life and times of this great American hero. The Robert Smalls Historic Foundation is trying to marshal sufficient interest and funds to purchase, restore, preserve and maintain the Robert Smalls home and other properties formally owned by Robert Smalls. Also, develop educational programs to benefit the local community and increase public awareness.
Time is of the essence.
We have located four of his great grand children and they have agreed to contribute some of his personal possessions to this cause and share with us what they remember about this great American hero.