Memorial honoring bravery of 54th Regiment returns to Boston Common Share Updated: 12:29 PM EDT May 27, 2021 Share Updated: 12:29 PM EDT May 27, 2021
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Show Transcript KAZAKIEWICH LIVE IN BOSTON WITH REINSTALLATION. ANTOINETTE, THE RESTORATION STARTED BACK IN 2019. TAKE A LOOK AT THE END RESULT, SHINING MEMORIAL. MUCH OF THE WORK IS NOT NOTICEABLE BECAUSE IT IS FOUNDATIONAL. STILL, THE MONUMENT THEY SAY IS NOW AS TOUGH AS THE MINUTE HONORS. ONE OF THE NATIONAL TREASURES THE MEN IT HONORS. ONE OF THE NATIONAL TREASURES IN AMERICA THAT RAISE THE IDEA OF WHAT WE WANT TO REMEMBER. THE VALOR OF THE SOLDIERS. THE VALOR OF THE 54TH MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT IS ONCE AGAIN ON DISPLAY ON THE EDGE OF THE COMMON AT THE CORNER OF BEACON AND PARK AFTER A MULTI-YEAR, $3 MILLION RENEWAL, A CEREMONIAL UNVEILING IS BEING HELD THIS WEEKEND, COINCIDING WITH THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE SCENE THAT THIS SCULPTURE DEPICTS, COLONEL ROBERT
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The Nantucket Historical Association has acquired a first-edition book written by Frederick Douglass, the famous American abolitionist who escaped slavery.
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My Bondage, My Freedom, it was published in 1855, and is an autobiography of the first part of Douglass’s life. He describes his childhood growing up as a slave, as well as his escape and settlement as a free man in the North.
Douglass had ties to Nantucket, which spurred this purchase. Amelia Holmes, Director of Collections and Research Services for the Nantucket Historical Association, said the NHA found the book online, and through donor support, was able to purchase it for their collection.
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Massachusetts 54th Regiment reenactors in front of the Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial in 2018.Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff/File
A WARM WIND WHIPS around the Massachusetts State House, blowing a newspaper page down Beacon Street, westward toward the shops on Charles. The magnificent glowing dome, gilded in 23-karat gold, seems equal to the sun. Beneath it, the solemn affairs of state are taking place.
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