Before he fainted from blood loss, Carney told the men around him, “Boys, the old flag never touched the ground!” The Union forces failed to take Fort Wagner that day. The 54th Massachusetts ...

William Harvey Carney, born in slavery, was the hero of the Battle of Battery Wagner, fought in South Carolina in 1863.

Massachusetts is designing a new state seal and motto, ... In this case, accusations that the commonwealth is “canceling” its old seal and flag at least have the merit of being true.

The 18-year-old Cushing Academy senior started a small business his sophomore year, Old Mass Flag, which is dedicated to changing the design of the Massachusetts state flag.

Jeff Jacoby’s earlier flag column (“A simple fix for the Massachusetts flag,” Opinion, June 20) and my letter on the subject generated a lot of discussion locally, which led me to think the ...