Ajit Pai @AjitPai
Born into slavery in Virginia in 1840, William Carney escaped to Mass. via Underground Railroad. In 1863, he joined @USArmy 54th Mass. Infantry Regiment. That July, he showed valor at Fort Wagner (SC)--for which he became 1st Afr-American to win @medalofhonor. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/rvcqjH1 — PolitiTweet.org