Summary of Cate Lineberry's Be Free or Die

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. #1 Robert Smalls was a enslaved man who was planning on escaping slavery with his family. He had been planning this for years, and his chance came when he was assigned to the Planter, a Confederate steamer. #2 The Planter was a coastal steamer used to transport personnel, ordinance, and supplies between various locations in and around the harbor. It was docked at Charleston’s Southern Wharf, near where the Cooper and Ashley ri