The magnificent bas-relief memorial opposite the State House was sculpted by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. It honors the 54th Massachusetts Regiment of the Union Army, the nation's first all-black Civil War regiment, depicted in the 1989 film Glory. This is also the starting point for the Black Heritage Trail.
Robert Gould Shaw Memorial
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- Attraction in BostonBoston Public Library
- Attraction in BostonMuseum of Fine Arts
- Attraction in BostonPublic Garden
- Attraction in BostonForest Hills Cemetery
- Attraction in BostonBoston Common
- Attraction in BostonNew England Aquarium
- Attraction in BostonInstitute of Contemporary Art
- Attraction in BostonMassachusetts State House
