Glory Review

    Today in class, we watched the movie "Glory" which takes place in Massachusetts and tells the story of the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts. It's the story of black slaves that were freed or escaped slavery and joined the army to fight for America. The white American, colonel Robert Gould Shaw, led the black soldiers. The troops went on a suicide mission in Charleston, South Carolina, a battle they went into knowing they wouldn't come out. It was "an uphill attack across muddy terrain against a Confederate fort".  One of my favorite scenes in this movie is the scene when colonel Robert Gould Shaw is told that the only reason Trip left the base was to go out and get more supplies to make new shoes. Earlier on in the movie we see that Trip has terrible rashes over all his legs because of his shoes. We see colonel Robert Gould Shaw grow as a leader from the beginning of the movie to the end. He ends up getting his African American troops, new uniforms, new shoes, and fights for them like family. On July 18, 1863, they marched into battle, and encouraged the North to recruit other black members, because of the soldiers loyalty to the commanding officers. What these heroic figures did inspired others and made a statement on the bravery of one of the first all black army groups.