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Francis Shaw:
Robert. Governor Andrew, you know my son, Robert.

Governor John Andrew:
[shakes Robert's hand] Yes, good to see you again, Robert.

Captain Robert G. Shaw:
Governor Andrew.

Francis Shaw:
[gestures to Douglass] Robert, have you met Frederick Douglass?

Captain Robert G. Shaw:
Mr. Douglass.

Governor John Andrew:
I understand you were Antietam.

Captain Robert G. Shaw:
Yes.

Governor John Andrew:
A great and a terrible day. Well, I could use your help, Robert.

Francis Shaw:
The governor is proposing to raise a regiment of negro soldiers.

Governor John Andrew:
No, no, no, it was not just my idea. Mr. Douglass and some of us...

Frederick Douglass:
We will offer pride and dignity to those who have known only degradation.

Sarah Shaw:
Colored soldiers, Robert. Just think of it.

Captain Robert G. Shaw:
Wonderful.

Governor John Andrew:
I've submitted your name, Robert, to be commissioned colonel of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry.

Captain Robert G. Shaw:
Thank you, governor, that's...It's a wonderful idea.