Black Civil War Heroes & Author Talk with Rebecca Dwight Bruff

2 Habersham Park,Beaufort SC 29906

25 February, 2022

Description

Author of Trouble the Water, Rebecca Dwight Bruff will share how she crafted the story of one of Black heroes of the Civil War ***Please read the book before the event if possible. If you've read it sometime ago, take a look through it again. "Moving and inspirational, Trouble the Water reveals the little-known real-life story of Robert Smalls. Born enslaved before the Civil War, Smalls witnesses great privilege and immense suffering alongside his owner's daughter and the dangerous son of a firebrand secessionist. When he's only twelve, he's put to work in Charleston, where he loads ships and learns to pilot a cotton steamer. When the war erupts and his cotton steamer becomes a confederate warship, Robert attempts a harrowing escape to freedom for himself and the people he loves." Come listen and ask questions as she talks about discovering this history for herself and how she crafted this enthralling book. About the author: "In 2013, on a visit to the beautiful coastal town of Beaufort, SC, we took one of those touristy horse-drawn carriage rides through the historic part of town. And I mean, historic! The graveyard around the old Episcopal church is the resting place of soldiers from the Revolutionary War. Both sides. "Along the way, we heard a story that neither of us had ever heard before. "We heard about a man who was born enslaved, in the kitchen house behind the owner's "big house". Turns out he not only had the courage to escape to freedom, but he had the heart to make sure a bunch of others escaped. "Oh, and he was a Civil War hero. "Robert Smalls. A hero whose name we'd never heard."