JAMES, William (contrib.).

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The Monument to Robert Gould Shaw, its inception, completion and unveiling, 1865-1897. First edition, including a 15-page address by the father of American psychology, commemorating the commander of the first all-Black regiment in the Northeastern United States. Shaw (1839-1863) died while leading the 54th Massachusetts at the second Battle of Fort Wagner; a story recounted in the 1989 film Glory. Wounded in the fighting was Wilkie James (1845-1883), William's brother. In his address, James particularly lauds "that more lonely courage which he [Shaw] showed when he dropped his warm commission in the glorious Second to head your dubious fortunes, negroes of the 54th" (pp. 84-5). The volume also records speeches by Booker T. Washington and Francis Appleton.

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