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TIL Sergeant William H. Carney, born into slavery in Virginia in 1840, was the first Black soldier to receive the Medal of Honor—for his service with the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (celebrated in the film “Glory”) during the U.S. Civil War.

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