Handout
Civil War Home

Home of the American Civil War: Robert Gould Shaw

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the life and death of Robert Shaw and his involvement with the black regiment, the 54th Massachusetts. From "Who Was Who In the Civil War" by Stewart Sifakis.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Picturing America: Saint Gaudens: Robert Shaw Memorial [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Analysis of a memorial sculpture dedicated to the 54th Massachusetts, the first regiment of African Americans recruited for service in the Union Army.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Frederick Douglass' Role in the Civil War

For Students 3rd - 8th
Frederick Douglass had the ear of Abraham Lincoln. Read about how he used his influence to allow African Americans to join the Union Army,