The film “Glory” tells the story of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Regiment, the first regular army regiment of black soldiers commissioned during the Civil War. At the beginning of the war, most peop

Without a doubt many bad connotations come along with the act of war, or even the word. But ultimately I feel that there is without any question, glory in war. Just by the way I saw friendships and bonds formed between unlikely people was just amazing. The whole idea of the movie gave me an understanding of why people join the army and what they have to go through during such a hard time. If nothing else this movie made me respect and honor the people of the United States Army more than I ever did.

le believed that blacks could not be disciplined to make good soldiers in a modern war and that they would run when fired upon or attacked. Colonel Shaw, a white abolitionist, and hundreds of soldiers in his regiment, all black volunteers, gave their lives to prove that black men could fight as well as whites. During the training of the black troops, seriously deep friendships and bonds were formed between both the black soldiers, who s

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