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Summary Of The Movie Glory

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Glory is a film that primarily focuses on the African Americans in the Civil War. The movie Glory was published December 15, 1989.1 The film Glory was directed by Edward Zwick. The main cast members were Denzel Washington, Mathew Broderick, Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, Andre Braugher, and Donovan Leith Jr. Glory was inspired by actual historical events. The Regiment Infantry was actually one of the first African- American units in the United States during the Civil War. This infantry was led by Robert Gould Shaw. Most of the movie is actually from the real-life historical events written by the Colonel.

The year of 1863 was the first call for African American soldiers issued by abolitionist Governor John A. Andrew of Massachusetts. This call for African American men was the spark of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in which the movie Glory focuses on. These men had to deal with a very racist Union Army and struggled to prove themselves worthy throughout the film. Robert Shaw and Cabot Forbes spent months training the men and they eventually got the opportunity to fight in an attack on Fort Wagner. The 54th Infantry led a suicidal attack and suffered many great losses. This actually led to more black soldiers being recruited, because of their courage displayed. The movie Glory can easily be argued as …show more content…

In the movie Shaw was initially in a war and got injured. Captain Robert Shaw was played by Matthew Broderick. He got injured during the war of Antietam one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War to be exact.After returning home off leave , he learned about the Regiment. Shaw soon became the leader of the African American Regiment.Shaw was an abolitionist who believed the African American soldiers to be just as capable as whites to fight. The African American men would fight for hope and equality.Some soldiers just wanted to prove Shaw that his beliefs are

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