Anyone who has ever watched the 1989 epic Glory is familiar with the heroic feats of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. And if, for some reason, you are reading this but haven’t seen the movie, ...
BOSTON - A newly restored monument honoring a famed Civil War unit of Black soldiers in Boston was officially rededicated Wednesday. The bronze and stone memorial honors Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and ...
A 125-year-old monument honoring one of the first all-Black regiments to serve in the Civil War was rededicated during a ceremony on the Boston Common, with speakers alluding to its significance as a ...
The historic significance of the 54th Regiment and the connection to Juneteenth. I toured the White House to see Melania Trump's Christmas decorations. The East Wing is no more, but the display was ...
OUR COUNTRY. YOU MAY REMEMBER THEM IF YOU WATCHED THE MOVIE GLORY. THE SHAW MEMORIAL IS NEWLY RESTORED AND HONORS THOSE SOLDIERS OF THE 54TH REGIMENT. NEWS CENTER 5’S SHARMAN SACHETTI IS LIVE AT THE ...
Civil War reenactor Larry Harris, of Philadelphia, right, marches past the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial, left, that commemorates the famed Civil War unit made up of ...
BOSTON (AP) - A memorial depicting the famed 54th Massachusetts Civil War regiment has been defaced. Investigators said a woman pulled up in a car Tuesday afternoon and splashed the statue with yellow ...
On the eve of their first battle, one that would cut their ranks in half, 600 men paraded proudly up Beacon Street, celebrated by the crowds before heading by boat to fight in South Carolina.
Westside Legends, in partnership with Berkshire County NAACP, Rites of Passage and Empowerment program and Milltown Funding, seeks an artist or artist team to lead a three month painted mural project ...
In the 1860s, it was viewed as groundbreaking to form an all-black regiment and send them into battle. The mere existence of such a regiment meant threats of bondage and execution for soldiers and ...
KAREN: AN 18 MONTH RESTORATION OF THE ROBERT GOULD SHAW AND THE 54TH REGIMENT MEMOALRI IS COMPLETE AND EARLIER THIS MONTH-- A CEREMO TNYO RE-DEDICATE THE BRONZEAS B RELIEF WAS HELD ON BEACON STREET.