From 1861-1865, a ferocious Civil War was fought. The 54th Massachusetts Infantry, a Black unit, was organized in early 1863 after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. Despite deadly gunfire ...

Take the Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial on Boston Common. The bronze sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens depicts the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the Civil War’s second ...

Thursday’s wreath-laying ceremony honoring local United States Colored Troops drew attention not simply to Black History ...