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Monument honoring Black Civil War unit rededicated

Civil War reenactor Larry Harris, of Philadelphia, center, holds a flag near the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial, left, that commemorates the famed Civil War unit made up of Black soldiers, during re-dedication ceremonies of the memorial on the Boston Common, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Boston. The celebration comes on the 125th anniversary of the original unveiling of the bronze relief, which is considered the nation's first honoring Black soldiers. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Civil War reenactors march at the start of re-dedication ceremonies for the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial, that commemorates the famed Civil War unit made up of Black soldiers, on the Boston Common, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Boston. The celebration comes on the 125th anniversary of the original unveiling of the bronze relief, which is considered the nation's first honoring Black soldiers. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Civil War reenactor Quartermaster Reggie Dumas, of Boston, center, marches in formation at the start of re-dedication ceremonies for the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial, that commemorates the famed Civil War unit made up of Black soldiers, on the Boston Common, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Boston. The celebration comes on the 125th anniversary of the original unveiling of the bronze relief, which is considered the nation's first honoring Black soldiers. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Civil War reenactors stand in formation at the start of re-dedication ceremonies for the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial, that commemorates the famed Civil War unit made up of Black soldiers, on the Boston Common, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Boston. The celebration comes on the 125th anniversary of the original unveiling of the bronze relief, which is considered the nation's first honoring Black soldiers. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Civil War reenactors march at the start of re-dedication ceremonies for the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial, that commemorates the famed Civil War unit made up of Black soldiers, on the Boston Common, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Boston. The celebration comes on the 125th anniversary of the original unveiling of the bronze relief, which is considered the nation's first honoring Black soldiers. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) A detail of the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial features a soldier holding a rifle before re-dedication ceremonies on the Boston Common, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Boston. The celebration comes on the 125th anniversary of the original unveiling of the bronze relief, which is considered the nation's first honoring Black soldiers. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Civil War reenactor Larry Harris, of Philadelphia, right, marches past the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial, left, that commemorates the famed Civil War unit made up of Black soldiers, during re-dedication ceremonies of the memorial on the Boston Common, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Boston. The celebration comes on the 125th anniversary of the original unveiling of the bronze relief, which is considered the nation's first honoring Black soldiers. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)