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African Americans
| The Shaw Memorial honors Robert Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. |
| This was the most famous African American Regiment in the Civil War. |
| This unit earned the right for African Americans to fight for their freedom. |
| Nearly 179,000 African Americans followed in the footsteps of the 54th Regiment and fought in the war. |
| This unit led the fight for racial justice. |
| The 54th Regiment refused their pay for 18 months until they received equal pay of the white solders. |
| Congress succumbed to the pressure and passed legislation mandating equal pay for all soldiers. |
| The extremely popular movie "Glory" was based on this unit. |
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