Aunt Pearlie Sue (Anita Singleton Prather) and The Gullah Kinfolk entertain the crowd during the Robert Smalls 185th Birthday Celebration on Friday, April 5, at the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce. Amber Hewitt/The Island News

Party into the evening for Robert Smalls 

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Ten-year-old Jacory Jenkins has an in-depth conversation with Aunt Pearlie Sue (Anita Singleton Prather) about how famous she is at his school, Lady’s Island Elementary, during the Robert Smalls 185th Birthday Celebration held Friday, April 5, at the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce. Amber Hewitt/The Island News
John Kamara, Michael B. Moore, and former Beaufort County Coroner Ed Allen are unified in their belief that “Teamwork is Key to Success” at the Robert Smalls 185th Birthday Celebration on Friday, April 5, at the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce. Amber Hewitt/The Island News

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