The Massachusetts 54th colored infantry [videorecording] / [a Reel Deal Productions film for American Experience] ; produced and directed by Jacqueline Shearer ; telescript by Jacqueline Shearer and Leslie Lee ; story by Jacqueline Shearer
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FilmPublisher number: WG40609 | WGBH Boston VideoPublication details: [Boston] : WGBH Boston Video, c2006Description: 1 videodisc (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: 1593755384; 9781593755386Other title: Massachusetts fifty-fourth colored infantryUniform titles: American experience (Television program) Subject(s): United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865) | African American soldiers -- Massachusetts | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African AmericansGenre/Form: Documentary films | Video recordings for the hearing impaired Production credits: Editor, Lillian Benson ; director of photography, Arthur JafaNarrated by Morgan FreemanSummary: Chronicles the formation and battlefield heroics of the first all-black Union regiment, the Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry. Highlights of this documentary include archival daguerreotypes, tintypes, lithographs, and commentary by various historians
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Originally broadcast in 1991
Special features: access to the American Experience Web site
Editor, Lillian Benson ; director of photography, Arthur Jafa
Narrated by Morgan Freeman
Chronicles the formation and battlefield heroics of the first all-black Union regiment, the Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry. Highlights of this documentary include archival daguerreotypes, tintypes, lithographs, and commentary by various historians
Not rated
DVD; NTSC; full screen presentation; Dolby digital
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
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