This film was adapted from the letters from Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the military officer in charge of the Fifty-fourth regiment. His letters showed the strength, courage, and motivation from the men in the Fifty-fourth company. This division was the first all black regiment in Massachusetts during the Civil War. This group consisted of African Americans willing to fight and die for the Union. At first the United States government was undecided about the use of black soldiers in the army and used them in demeaning tasks.
Prior to the Civil War, African Americans were never treated very humanely. The Whites were the dominant race while the African Americans suffered under their commands as slaves who were treated unequally. Because slavery was such a huge issue, it became the reason of the outbreak of the Civil War. The African American troops in the movie Glory fought with their lives in hopes of winning the war to achieve freedom. Their goal was to abolish slavery completely and prevent it from harming many people.
The overall accuracy of the movie Glory The movie Glory directed by Edward Zwick, depicts the tale of the 54th Massachusetts, which was the first all black regiment to ever serve in the Civil War. The battle scenes are very touching and emotional at times. However, the movie Glory depicts the Civil War at times inaccurately. Some of the inaccuracies found in the movie where minor and probably due to lighting issues, others however are major and temper with the actual story of the 54th Massachusetts regiment. One of the first inaccuracies that was present in the movie was the suggestion that most of the African American soldiers fighting in the war where fugitive slaves, like John Rawlins or Private Trip, who had escaped from the South and had a desire to fight for the abolitionist north.
I felt this way because both the generals’ men were fighting against the Confederates so they should work together. Once again general Robert Shaw put them together. The movie Glory made me think about the views of both the sides and made me realize that the Civil War was a really important event. from war and made fun of the colored men. I felt this way because both the generals’ men were fighting against the Confederates so they should work together.
Glory: The movie Glory is based on the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the civil war. This regiment was one of the first all-African Americans regiments in the United States military. The regiment was commanded by Colonel Robert Shaw. However according to the movie Shaw had previous battle experiences that would lead to him becoming the Commanding Officer of the all black regiment. It starts when Captain Shaw fought in the battle of Antietam and is wounded.
Traditional history holds that the South was defeated by overwhelming Union manpower and resources. That same history states that the South only lasted as long as it did (four years) because of the brilliance of the South’s (and even America’s) greatest general, Robert E. Lee (Thomas, 1995). The fact is the South could have won the Civil War. History shows many wars have been won by the weaker opponent. The American Revolution demonstrated that a vastly inferior American army (with no Navy) was able to outlast and when needed decisively fight and beat the most powerful army (English) in the world.
"Gettysburg The Movie" History Vs. Facts The epic American Civil War film "Gettysburg" released in 1993 was based upon the book written by author Michael Sharra "The Killer Angels" 1975. The story is told through a few of the major players in the battle, mostly general's Confederate commanding General Robert E. Lee, Con. General James Longstreet and Union Col. Joshua Lawerence Chamberlain. Although there were many courageous men during the fight Michael Sharra chose to illuminate these indivduals stories. The battle of Gettysburg was one of the turning points of the Civil War in America.
The movie “Glory” tells the history and the story of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry. It became the first black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War. Mathew Broderick played as the main character of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, which is told mainly through his eyes. The movie showed his leadership and earned respect, by admitting his mistakes, and by putting what’s best for their followers and the organization ahead of their personal decisions. Colonel Shaw first was treating his soldiers more like slaves and not men.
Their regiments should be all Black and they must be commanded by both White and black officers. They were sometimes suffered from the racial behavior of both the members of the U.S army and civilians. But besides all of their problems, they always tried to do their best which caused them participateing not only in Indian Wars but also in a lot of other wars such as Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War and etc. Based on my experience, “Buffalo National Soldiers museum” is one of the best places to be familiar with the history of the African-American. It helps people to know the great roles of the African American soldiers who played huge part in fighting for
Malcolm X has been said to be one of the most influential and successful African Americans in history. Many blacks felt that he articulated their complaints better than the civil right movement did. However, he also promoted the ideas of racism stating that black people and Muslims were more superior than any other race. In certain countries around the world, Malcolm X’s birthday is celebrated as Malcolm X day on 19th of May. Connection to Noughts and Crosses The book Noughts and Crosses is about the relationship between Callum who is a Nought and Sephy who is a Cross.