The 54th Massachusetts Infantry commander, Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, led one of the first all-Black regiments in the Civil War. His legacy is used in history education and memorials like the Shaw Memorial in Boston to highlight racial equality and sacrifice. Historians, students, and civil rights advocates benefit from studying his leadership and the regiment’s heroic assault on Fort Wagner.
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