The Massachusetts 54th Colored infantry

The Massachusetts 54th Colored infantry [a Reel Deal Productions film for American Experience] ; produced and directed by Jacqueline Shearer ; telescript by Jacqueline Shearer and Leslie Lee.

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.--Publisher description.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Reel Deal (Firm), WGBH Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Freeman, Morgan (Narrator), Shearer, Jacqueline (Producer, Director, Screenwriter), Lee, Leslie, 1930-2014 (Screenwriter)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: [Boston] : WGBH Boston Video, c2006.
Subjects:
Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry.
United States. > Army. > Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865)
African American soldiers > Massachusetts.
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Videos > Dinand.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > African Americans.
Massachusetts > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Description
Summary: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.--Publisher description.
Item Description:Originally broadcast in 1991.
Special features: Access to the American Experience Web site.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; full screen presentation; Dolby digital.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Editor, Lillian Benson ; director of photography, Arthur Jafa ; story by Jacqueline Shearer.
ISBN:1593755384
9781593755386
Participant or Performer:Narrated by Morgan Freeman.
Language:Closed-captioned.

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