The 54th Massachusetts
Paid less and doubted by many, Black Union troops proved themselves at Fort Wagner and beyond.
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The 54th Massachusetts
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Paid less and doubted by many, Black Union troops proved themselves at Fort Wagner and beyond.
Though less than 1% of the North's population, Black men made up nearly one-tenth of the Union Army by war's end. Discover the 54th Massachusetts and its assault on Fort Wagner, where Sgt. William Carney saved the flag and earned the Medal of Honor. Hear the words of Frederick Douglass and his son Lewis, a sergeant in the regiment. From Ken Burns's The Civil War.
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Production made possible by grants from General Motors Corporation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation
The 54th Massachusetts
Clip: Episode 3 | 7m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Though less than 1% of the North's population, Black men made up nearly one-tenth of the Union Army by war's end. Discover the 54th Massachusetts and its assault on Fort Wagner, where Sgt. William Carney saved the flag and earned the Medal of Honor. Hear the words of Frederick Douglass and his son Lewis, a sergeant in the regiment. From Ken Burns's The Civil War.
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