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January 26, 1863 · Military Service & Emancipation

The Call Became a Regiment

Federal authorization allowed Massachusetts to raise the 54th Infantry. Black volunteers from across the North and beyond turned permission into a fighting force.

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Then

Black men had fought for the Union, but federal policy long resisted their full enlistment and recognition.

Now

The 54th’s formation connected emancipation policy to organized Black military service in the North.

Next

Service must be remembered with the unequal pay, restricted commissions, and racial violence Black troops faced.

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