4.2K views · 109 reactions | #OnThisDay in 1863, Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, one of the Civil War’s first African American units, assaulted Fort Wagner, SC. Watch more of this program: https://www.c-span.org/video/?317911-1/robert-gould-shaw-memorial | American History TV | Facebook

4.6K views · 111 reactions | Sergeant William Carney was the first African-American to earn the Medal of Honor. Carney won it for gallantry during an action at Fort Wagner during the Civil War. He refused to allow the Stars and Stripes to touch the ground, despite suffering grievous wounds. Carney survived the battle but only posthumously received the Medal of Honor in 1900 after years of systemic discrimination. | History Collection | Facebook