Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! During a tour of the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial at the National Gallery of Art, Senior Curator of Photographs Sarah Greenough explained why and how ...

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, ...

The 54th Massachusetts Infantry was established in early 1863 under the direction of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. The unit was the first all-black Union regiment of the Civil War. Recruits came not only ...

A Civil War memorial honoring Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, a famed unit of Black soldiers, is back where it belongs. For months the bronze relief had been at a studio ...

PITTSFIELD — A force of Union Army soldiers charge into the breach with bayonets fixed — expressions of courage, tenacity and determination reside on their faces. Viewers do not see the combatants on ...

KNOWN AS THE PLACE TO FIND ITALIAN RESTAURANTS CAFES AND CAOLNNI, BUT IT’S ALSO TO SOME OF THE OLDEST BUILDINGS IN THE CITY AS DIRECTOR OF ARCHEOLOGYpF REVEALS IN HIS BOOK BOSTON’S OLDEST BUILDINGS ...

In March 1863, Massachusetts Gov. John A. Andrew authorized the first black volunteer regiment to fight for the Union Army during the Civil War. The Massachusetts 54th Regiment, commanded by Colonel ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Beverly Morgan-Welch, Executive Director of the Museum of African American History, talked about the role and contributions of the 54th Regiment in ...

Workers inspect the top cornice stone as it is lifted from the Shaw 54th Regiment memorial opposite the Statehouse, Friday, July 17, 2020, in Boston. Amid the national reckoning on racism, the ...

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 ...

Boston’s City Archeologist Joe Bagley is the author of "Boston’s Oldest Buildings and Where to Find Them." His work in documenting these buildings was featured in a video by Boston’s Preservation ...