Greater Boston Video: The Story Behind The Famous Shaw Memorial
140 views · Published 24 April 2014 · 3:51 · Indexed 20 October 2026
Channel: GBH News · 2014 · News & Politics
Crafted by one of the greatest sculptors of the time, the Shaw Memorial on Beacon Hill has become an enduring symbol of liberty. It depicts the first black regiment in the Civil War. Now a new exhibition at the Massachusetts Historical Society, all about that one piece of art, tells the story of the regiment's real men.
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