The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was among the first colored units to serve during the Civil War. The detachment, formed following President Lincoln’s issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, was under the command of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, a white soldier who belonged to an abolitionist family. The 54th Massachusetts attained fame and recognition not only for its obvious historical significance, but also for its valiant participation in the attack on Fort Wagner in South Carolina. Colonel Shaw, along with hundreds of his men, were killed during that battle which has been immortalized in art, literature, frequent historical reenactments, and even an award-winning film, Glory. A monument dedicated to the 54th Massachusetts and its leader, Colonel Shaw, still stands in Boston today as a testament to the regiment’s bravery and its role in shaping the...

Treatment of Black Children in Slavery and Free White Children   Whenever we think of slavery, our focus would be on the adults more, but less on the children. Children who were born into slavery had lived a hard life having to cope with being separated from their own families, along with being raised and working for someone else who would mistreat them most of the time. While this is happening, children who are white are being raised by their own families while receiving an education and preparing themselves for the future. This exhibit will be comparing the treatment that was received for both black children in slavery and white children during the Antebellum Period of the Southern United States and how they would be affected afterwards.

Thomas Jefferson and Liberty  

Thomas Cooper: English-born, against Atlantic Slave Trade Came to America, slavery defender Why?