54th Massachusetts Role In African American History

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I'm going to be writing about the 54th Massachusetts. These people, known as the 54th Massachusetts played a very major role in our African American history. All of 54th Massachusetts were African Americans that fought in the civil war. The thing that makes them even more special is that they were one of the original official black units in the U.S armed forces. The assault on Fort Wagner was an important event that played a major role in our history. Their assault on Fort Wagner was an important event that helped bring slavery to an end. They fought against the south in the civil war, with the north that wanted to bring an end to slavery. Their fighting shows some of the courage of the 54th Massachusetts. After the assault on July 11 on

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