The Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment, built in 1897, was the first public monument in the nation to honor African-American soldiers.
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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