"Once you let the black man get upon his person the brass letter, U.S., let him get an eagle on his button, and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket, there is no power on earth that can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship."
Frederick Douglass
Thanks to everyone that came to the movie. I hope you all enjoyed it - and learned something. The story of the 54th Massachusetts is an important one, and just an example of the nearly 200,000 black troops that served in the Civil War. One interesting fact about the 54th is that they served at the Battle of Olustee, which took place near Lake City, FL (just about 1 1/2 hours from Tallahassee).
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