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 ...

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 ...

The 18 month restoration of the Robert Gould Shaw and 54th Regiment Memorial is complete, L’Merchie Frazier Director of Education and Interpretation at the Museum of African American History on Beacon ...

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 (CBS) - A newly and fully restored Shaw 54th Regiment Black Soldiers Memorial is back on Boston Common. A ceremonial unveiling on Friday revealed the new bronze relief. The monument, which ...

A ceremonial unveiling event for the Robert Gould Shaw 54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial will on take place Memorial Day after it was postponed due to Sunday’s rain. The “Witness to History” event ...

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.

The Shaw memorial on the Boston Common is one of the city’s most celebrated landmarks for its tribute to a Union army regiment of African-American soldiers. Now an expensive restoration is unveiled ...

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 ...

Good morning, Boston. Here are the five most important things you need to know to start your Friday, plus ready-to-go cocktails, Boston rankings, jobs numbers and the Massachusetts 54th Regiment's ...

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, ...