A model of the CSS Planter is displayed at the Charleston Museum, part of a traveling exhibit entitled "The Life and Times of Congressman Robert Smalls", May 2, 2012, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)

Chris Barr, a ranger at Reconstruction Era National Historic Park, talks about Robert Smalls' life beside a bust of the man who will soon be the first African American individual with a statue at the South Carolina Statehouse, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Beaufort, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Books about Robert Smalls, who will soon be the first African American individual with a statue at the South Carolina Statehouse, are displayed at Reconstruction Era National Historic Park, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Beaufort, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

This image from the Library of Congress Brady-Handy photograph collection shows a portrait of Robert Smalls created between 1870 and 1880. (Library of Congress via AP)

South Carolina state Reps. Brandon Cox, R-Goose Creek, left, and Jermaine Johnson, D-Columbia, right talk about their efforts to honor Robert Smalls, who will soon be the first African American individual with a statue at the South Carolina Statehouse, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

A bust of Robert Smalls, who will soon be the first African American individual with a statue at the South Carolina Statehouse, is displayed Reconstruction Era National Historic Park, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Beaufort, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

FILE - Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, speaks prior to signing the repeal of the Civil War-era near-total abortion ban, May 2, 2024, at the Capitol in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

FILE - Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold speaks in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)