Harriet Tubman, famed for her role in the Underground Railroad, is posthumously honored as a brigadier general by Maryland's ...

In addition to her work leading slaves to freedom via the Underground Railroad, Tubman headed reconnaissance parties and ...

From parades to somber remembrance ceremonies, people across the region came together to honor those who served.

Despite the danger around him, Sgt. William H. Carney of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment survived, holding ...

The University of Wisconsin Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies hosted Halls Visiting Scholar Emily ...

As Col. Robert Shaw (Matthew Broderick) is tasked with helming the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (made up entirely of ...

One of the interesting lessons from my work with the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry is illustrated by the first meeting the fledgling group held at the Frederick Douglass house on a balmy ...

Robert Gould Shaw was the white commander of the all-black 54th Massachusetts Regiment, which entered battle in mid-1863. Shaw was killed soon after at Fort Wagner and buried with his comrades by ...

Col. Thomas W. Higginson of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment recognized the term Negro Spiritual in the Atlantic Monthly (June 1867). Higginson had heard the songs in camps and on marches with ...

This painting depicts the 54th Massachusetts Regiment storming Fort Wagner during the Civil War. Click the image to learn more about the "Fighting 54th". Black Americans have left an indelible ...

The film tells the story of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, a Black regiment during the Civil War. Dolemite is My Name tells the story of Rudy Ray More and his character, Dolemite ...

Rocket Lab announces the successful launch of its 54th Electron mission. Rocket Lab says it deployed a single satellite to Low Earth Orbit for a confidential commercial customer. Rocket Lab USA ...