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The 54th Massachusetts Regiment was made up of brave African American men who volunteered to fight for freedom and rights alongside the north troops in protest over slavery. This unit was a very substantial move in the war, The presence of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment changed the outcome of the war. It showed the South that the Northerners truly saw African Americans as capable for fighting.

In 1929 Americas first four-star general would be born. Mexican American Cavazos E. Richard was born in January 31, 1929 in Kingsville, Tennessee. Cavazos was raised in a ranch along with his brother Lauro Cavazos. He attended Texas Technological University, were he graduated with a bachelors in geology. During his collage years Cavazos participated in the ROTC program, through this program Cavazos received an officer’s commission as second lieutenant in the United States Army.

America was founded on change. Past revolutions were fought to make new ways in which to live life in this country. Our families all came to America, at one point, to feed into this definition of being an American. The term melting pot in my mind means structure, meaning what we, as

In November, American voters will be between a rock and a hard place, or you may say between the devil and the deep blue sea, when they come to elect the 44th president. After the worst president in all of American history, the best choice Americans will have for president is either a 72-year-old authoritarian maverick or a black man whose middle name is Hussein. What’s wrong with America? This is the greatest nation in the world, and it became so because of its dedicated founding fathers and its distinguished popular presidents.

The 54th Massachusetts Regiment aka the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, was the first official all African-American regiment with 1007 black troops and 3 white officers leading them. There was one very heroic man among named Robert Gould Shaw who was one of the white officers. The regiment began in the Boston Common and went down to South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The regiment carried out a lot of operations across these states including the siege of Fort Wagner. Fort Wagner was not necessarily a win but it still showed heroic

Instead of doing anything combat related he served in the Corps of Engineers, looking over the construction of the United States’ coastal defenses. However, his service in the Mexican-American war in 1846 changed that. Being a member of General Winfield, he made himself stand out, earning three brevets for gallantry and gaining the rank of colonel from the war. After that,

The Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, commanded by Robert Gould Shaw, was one of the most famous regiments of black soldiers. Among its members were two of Frederick

The Massachusetts 54th was an African-American regiment in the civil war. It was organized by Massachusetts governor John Andrew. After Abraham Lincoln made the Emancipation Proclamation stating that all slaves are now free. According to the History website, Fredrick Douglas and others tried to encourage black men to join the military. Two of Frederick Douglass's sons join the military. More than 1,000 black soldiers were with the Massachusetts 54th. Their motivation wasn’t to save the union, it was for equal rights. They started out doing manual labor such as building railroads, burying the dead, and supplying weapons. Later on, they are well known for the attack on Fort Wagner. The African American soldiers also faced a lot of obstacles

The 54th Massachusetts was led by white soldiers like Colonel Robert Shaw, which is the son of wealthy abolitionist. During their first battle it caused the death of many troops. They were not paid equally but it proved that they can fight in the battles. Some black units like 54th Massachusetts infantry refused to receive unequal payments. Which led to Lincoln’s administration and Congress to give them equal pay and earn respect. The black soldiers inspired other black men to enlist in the war. Through the black soldiers courage and sacrifice they pushed African American to fight for their

The United States first became identified as the world’s greatest melting pot after the waves of immigration from Europe and neighbor countries to America. The culture they brought over combining with the culture of the Native Americans and those who previously set up foundations within the Americas.

The most famous and well known regiment that fought for the Union in the Battle of Fort Wagner, in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina was the 54th regiment from Massachusetts. The regiment is famous because it was one of the first African-American regiments to fight in the Civil War. In the North, where the abolition of slavery was heavily supported, the 54th regiment was considered very controversial. Although the majority of those who lived in the North were against slavery, many believed that blacks were lesser people and inferior to whites. However, the success of the 54th regiment proved otherwise. Despite being the first African-American regiment that was raised in the North, they were not the first black Union regiment to fight. The first black Union Army regiment raised and formed was the 1st South Carolina Infantry which was composed of escaped slaves from South Carolina and Florida. The 1st South Carolina Infantry served as the precedent for over 170,000 African-Americans who followed them into the Union Army. The adoption of the Emancipation Proclamation in December of 1862 was the catalyst for the use of free black men as soldiers. As state governors were the ones who raised regiments for use at the federal lever, Massachusetts was the very first state to take advantage of the new Proclamation by forming the 54th Regiment. The 54th Regiment was controversial to some, but in ways helped the Union by promoting the end to slavery. They not only fought for civil

In the spring of 1863 just two African American regiments existed, nonetheless, this had developed to sixty before the end of 1863. By 1864 this had extended to 80 more regiments. One of the first black regiments to fight for the Union Army, the 54th Massachusetts Colored Regiment, numbered no less than 1,000 officers. This all-volunteer regiment, lead by a white colonel, Robert Gould Shaw, opened the 22 month land and sea ambush on Charleston, South Carolina (Civil War). Which prompt an unsuccessful hand-to-hand assault on Fort Wagner in Charleston, this regiment occupied with a standout amongst the most popular African American activities of the Civil War and endured roughly 44 percent losses, including Colonel Shaw (Civil War). Their execution

Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. recognized for being the first Black Air Force General, paved the way for the Black soldier. Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. was born December 18, 1912, to Benjamin, Sr. and Elnora Dickerson Davis. Due to complications from childbirth, Elnora dies when Benjamin is four years old. His father Benjamin, Sr. the first Black General in the United States Army, serving in various capacities such as the Spanish-American War and the original Buffalo Soldier regiments was a pioneer for the black soldier and an influence to his son.

Peter Marin writes about how America is not a “melting pot”. He mentions that though that might not be so bad for America, it does

The United States of America has seen great change throughout its history. While a considerable amount of time has matured the nation, the core spirit of the American people remains unaffected. In spite of all the wars fought and problems that arose, the