Episode 253
Robert Gould Shaw
Thu, 2018-Jan-11 02:16 UTC
Length - 1:59
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With 353,205 views on Wednesday, 10 January 2018 our article of the day is Robert Gould Shaw.
Robert Gould Shaw (October 10, 1837 – July 18, 1863) was an American soldier in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War.
Born into a prominent abolitionist family, he accepted command of the first all-black regiment (54th Massachusetts) in the Northeast and encouraged the men to refuse their pay until it was equal to the white troops’ wage.
At the Second Battle of Fort Wagner, a beachhead near Charleston, South Carolina, Shaw was killed while leading his men to the parapet of the enemy fort. Although they were overwhelmed and driven back, Shaw’s leadership passed into legend with a unit that inspired tens of thousands more African-Americans to enlist for the Union and contribute to its ultimate victory. Shaw's story is dramatized in the 1989 film Glory, starring Matthew Broderick.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:16 UTC on Thursday, 11 January 2018.
For the full current version of the article, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gould_Shaw.
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