The NAACP’s Juneteenth events on Sunday honored the legacy of local Black Civil War soldiers and celebrated community and ...

54th Massachusetts Regiment Biographies- Choose one of the following members of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment: Robert Gould Shaw, Lewis Henry Douglass, or William Harvey Carney .

The 54th regiment became famous after an attack on Fort Wagner in South Carolina in July 1863. The outpost was heavily fortified, but it would need to be taken if the Union forces wanted to secure ...

The fully restored Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) On the eve of their first battle, one that would cut their ranks in half, 600 men paraded proudly up Beacon ...

Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial being renovated in a Woburn studio (WBZ-TV) "It probably weighs 15,000 pounds and nobody really knew that until it was picked up by the crane.

Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial in Boston before restoration (WBZ-TV) "It's symbolic of social justice of the time, it's symbolic of freedom, ...

The courage of the soldiers of the 54th Massachusetts regiment was shown in the movie Glory. The movie ends with the unit attacking a Confederate stronghold outside Charleston, S.C., and suffering … ...

The memorial, created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, was unveiled in 1897. It depicts the men of the 54th Regiment, the first African-American unit in the Civil War, leaving Boston to march off to battle.

The memorial, by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, honors the Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry, the first documented African American regiment formed in the north, according to the National Park Service.

A monument recognizing the first all-volunteer black regiment of the Union Army during the Civil War was defaced during Sunday's protests. ... Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial defaced during protests.

The Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial is hailed as one of the nation's most important monuments. Skip to content. NOWCAST NewsCenter 5 at 11. Live Now Menu. Search; Homepage; Local News ...