Why was the all-black 54th Massachusetts regiment so famous during the Civil War? A. The majority of the regiment was made up of runaway slaves, angering both the South and the North B. They were the very first all-black regiment to be commissioned C. Most of the regiment was brutally killed by Southerners after they had surrendered D. Their bravery proved racist stereotypes were inaccurate and false

Why was the all-black 54th Massachusetts regiment so famous during the Civil War? A. The majority of the regiment was made up of runaway slaves, angering both the South and the North B. They were the very first all-black regiment to be commissioned C. Most of the regiment was brutally killed by Southerners after they had surrendered D. Their bravery proved racist stereotypes were inaccurate and false