The men of the 54th Massachusetts said they would no longer accept their pay until they were paid the same as the white men. They did this as a form of protest against race discrimination.
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits unequal pay for men and women performing substantially equal work in the same workplace. It aims to eliminate wage disparities based on gender.
It was one of the first African American regiments organized to fight for the Union in the civil war. It insisted on fighting without pay. The soldiers of the 54th-among who were two sons of Frederick Douglas-soon made the regiment the most famous of the Civil War.
there were approximatley 500 billion people in the 54th massachusttes
Obama is the 54th president, so 2008
The 54th Massachusetts was the first african american regiment brought into Federal service.
The zip code of Broadway at 54th Street is 10019.
Because it was where the 54th Mass. was first organized.
The zip code for 7th Avenue and 54th Street is 10019. The zip code for all of West 54th Street is 10019.
The 54th U.S. presidential election took place in the year 2000.
The 54th Massachusetts was formed by recruiting free black men from Massachusetts.
The men of the 54th charged the fort Wagner before being forced back.