Hosted on MSN2d
The 54th Massachusetts: The Heroic Black Union Regiment
In the 19th century, the forced bondage and inhumane treatment of Black Americans fiercely divided the United States, North ...
Hosted on MSN29d
What Was the Massachusetts 54th Regiment?
This paved the way for the creation of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment on March 13, 1863. Voices hollered for and against African Americans serving. Prominent abolitionists like Frederick Douglas ...