"Captain B.S. Brown (left); Lt. John P. Shaw, Co. F 2nd Regt. Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry (center); and Lt. Fry (right) with African American men and boy." Lt. Shaw was killed in action at the Battle of th More
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During a time when many African American were enslaved and even considered property in much of the country, James H. Gooding had a remarkable vision of equality and the courage to fight for it. James Henry Good More