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Smalls

American  
[smawlz] / smɔlz /

noun

  1. Robert, 1839–1915, U.S. captain in the Union navy and politician, born into slavery in South Carolina: congressman 1875–79, 1882–87.


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Mr. Booker recounts how Robert Smalls ingeniously snuck a boat with both fellow slaves and arms past a Confederate blockade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The Bradford-born singer also revealed his father was a "massive" fan of Biggie Smalls and he would blast songs by the US rapper loudly so the whole street could hear.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

Not that the sight, 40 years on, of the sweetly clueless Tufnel, McKean’s prickly frontman David St. Hubbins and Shearer’s man-of-few-blurts Derek Smalls reuniting for one last concert won’t trigger a low-wattage 83-minute-long smile.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

Early in his career, he helped launch the careers of Mary J Blige and Christopher Wallace - aka Biggie Smalls, or the Notorious B.I.G.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025

Ben answered the phone and heard the voice of Arrabelle Smalls frayed with hysteria and almost unintelligible as she wept and tried to speak at the same time.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy