The film Glory is set during the Civil War, particularly in 1862-1865. The film's primary focus is the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first all-black regiment in the Union army. This film covers from their time of enrollment, to their attack on Fort Wagner, a major historical event that influenced African Americans all over the Union to enroll. The movie is depicted through the eyes of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the leader of the 54th. In addition, it introduces four side characters, each an African American man with a different history. A gravedigger, John Rawlins, A free man; Jupiter Sharts, an escaped slave, Silas Trip, and an educated African American identified only as Thomas. The film begins with the main character, …show more content…
The battle of James Island, South Carolina, on July 16th, 1863. They sustain casualties, but come out victorious. This achievement serves to boost the morale of the men and ultimately gets them placed on the front lines. They are chosen to lead the attack on the impenetrable Fort Wagner. As they charge the fort, they sustain major casualties and Colonel Shaw falls in the battle. While the heroic soldiers break the outside defenses, they are soon outnumbered and are forced fall back. Fort Wagner was never taken, and this is how the movie …show more content…
In essence, this film is an entertaining history lesson. It is my belief that it attempts to stay close to the actual story while making it entertaining. For example, when he rips apart the quartermaster’s office for his men, which was most likely added for dramatic effect. The story covers the major aspects throughout the war for the regiment, including the forming, training, battles, dates, and places. The language, scenery, and costumes in this movie are all accurate. For example, some of the racial words during that period are present as well as the correct military jargon. Another powerful illustration is the bruised and diseased feet from the lack of shoes. Also, when the Colonel of the other chaotic black regiment shoots one of his soldiers in the arm in order to stop him from harming a white woman seemed to increase the dramatic affect. Simply, it just is to show the treatment blacks received. The reason for this movie was first, to make money, as every Hollywood movie does. However, this movie is a tribute to the 54th and serves as a memorial of the regiment and the bravery each soldier showed to join and fight. Even though the regiment had no large significant battle in the war, it impacted the views of the Blacks and Whites. They influenced blacks to step up and become part of the war, and whites to understanding that blacks could do the same thing as whites. The effecting of that
Training began for Black volunteers at Camp Meigs in Readville, MA on February 21, 1863. Although some members of the community voiced opposition to the prevention of Black men from achieving the rank of colonel or officer, most community activists urged Black men to seize the opportunity to serve in the Union forces. The fear many Black volunteers had about the potential racism of White officers and colonels was calmed when Massachusetts Governor John Andrew assured Bostonians that White officers assigned to the 54th Regiment would be "young men of military experience, of firm anti-slavery principles, ambitious, superior to a vulgar contempt for color, and having faith in the capacity of colored men for military service." (Emilio 1990) Andrew held to his word, appointing 25-year-old Robert Gould Shaw as colonel and George P. Hallowell as Lieutenant. The son of wealthy abolitionists, Shaw had been educated in Europe and at Harvard before joining the seventh New York National Guard in 1861. In 1862, when Governor Andrew contacted Shaw's father about the prospect of commissioning his son as colonel of the soon-to-be organized fifty-fourth, Shaw was an officer in the Second Mass...
Glory is an American War film produced in 1989. The movie is about the first all-African-American regiment to be a part of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It is based upon letters written by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, who was the commanding officer in charge of the first African America regiment. The regiment was known as the 54th Massachusetts, and it is famous for the heroic actions that took place during the Battle of Fort Wagner, where Colonel Shaw volunteered his men to lead the charge. Although there were many casualties and the battle was not successful, the 54th Massachusetts’ bravery led the Union to accept thousands of African American men into their ranks which helped the Union win the war. In many parts of the film,
The first scene takes place at Antietam Creek, Maryland Sept. 17, 1862 at The Battle of Tatum. The Union marches on foot lead by Shaw, only to be bombarded with cannon shots and gunfire. After the battle he was taken to a hospital where he heard Lincoln would be issuing an emancipation proclamation to free the slaves. At a house party afterwards, Robert sees Gov. Andrew and meets Fredrick Douglas who tells him there is to be an all black regiment of which he would like Robert to be colonel. He asks his friend Kevin to assist him in leading this group. On November 27, 1862, black volunteer soldiers are brought to Readville Camp in Massachusetts. There we meet the main characters of the 54th Mass. Regiment. Rawlins is the future Sergeant Major and is a father figure to the group. Trip seems to have an angry personality who takes his frustration out on others. Thomas, a childhood friend of Shaw’s, is well educated and has not been exposed to harsh reality of the slavery scene.
Not everything followed what was constructed in our Amendments, since there was a search and seizure without a reasonable probable cause problem in the movie. The movie, In the Heat of the Night, did well at displaying the types of circumstances black people would run into during the times of the sixties. There were multiple scenes where Tibbs was cornered with his life and was about to get attacked, but there would be someone who would stand up for him and protect him not affected with his race. When there were people sticking up for black people, that brought about a feel good sense to the movie, along some hope. This hope came because the viewers knew not everyone was out to get black people, but instead wanted them to be treated equal. The movie was a favorable and interesting movie; there was a mystery behind it and that helped add to the suspense of the movie, but also point out the problems with African Americans during these
Black soldiers were among the bravest of those fighting in the Civil War. Both free Blacks in the Union army and escaped slaves from the South rushed to fight for their freedom and they fought with distinction in many major Civil War battles. Many whites thought Blacks could not be soldiers. They were slaves. They were inferior. Many thought that if Blacks could fight in the war it would make them equal to whites and prove the theory of slavery was wrong. Even though Black soldiers had to face much discrimination during the Civil War, they were willing to fight to the death for their freedom. In the movie “Glory“ the director focused on the African Americans in the north that fought in the 54th regiment led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. During the time of the Civil War, the African Americans that fought in the 54th regiment were often treated unfairly but there were always nice people that backed them up.
I think the first major aspect you get is idea of the riot. He goes into great length talking about various riots that happened all throughout the nation. However, from reading it they all seemed to go down the same line. The riots are not like we typically think of but they are for the same reason. In the books, perspective the killing of a black mostly started these riots. Black people would then retaliate by rioting. This theme was recurrent. Usually the papers or word of mouth instigated the riot. Reason for this being an interesting aspect is the perception of the riots. When whites rioted, it was to protect dignity and to do the right thing. They had a so-called legit moral purpose for their actions. As Tuttle states blacks rioting were often seen as ruthless and they are depicted as animals and should be dealt with. This difference in depiction was interesting to me. I guess it would lie in the mindset of the people of those prevailing times.
There is a scene in this movie where the coach takes the team on a long run in the middle of the night. They end up at the break of dawn at a cemetery. The coach tells the young men of the battle that was fought on that ground. He told of the blood shed on those grounds that turned the whole area red. This can help many people that want to make a difference in this world. They had to stand up for their new knowledge to people that they love and trust.
Col. Robert Gould Shaw “It is a great pleasure to see you all here today. It is my hope that the same courage, spirit, and honor, which has brought us together, will one day restore this Union. May God bless us all.” Col. Shaw had hope that he would lead his regiment to victory. The movie Glory is a dramatic representation of the Civil Wa. Col. Shaw is tasked with the job of training the first African-American regiment for war. The men went through intense training fortunately when the men went to battle they proved themselves victorious. Thomas faces many challenges with other, society, and themselves.
The story is about racism experienced by young girls but with a twist. The first fact that the author shows us is that the brownie troops at camp seem to be either an all-black or all-white, no mixed race troops. The black girls in the story were being raised in a racially segregated environment. “When you lived in the south suburbs of Atlanta, it was easy to forget about Whites. Whites were like those baby pigeons: rean and existing, but rarely seen or thought about” (page 5). Because they have so little contact with whites, the black girls seem to be extremely cautious about the differences between themselves. In the extent of racial segregation, although there were no doubts about if Brownie Troop 909 did make the racial slur or not, it is no surprise that the confrontation is full of misunderstandings between the two
Glory Road is a 2006 sports film directed by James Gartner starring Josh Lucas and Derek Luke. The film portrays the story of how Don Haskins had the first all black starting lineup in the NCAA and led Texas Western to a national championship. Along the way, the players and Coach Haskins face great adversity throughout the season because of their all black starting lineup. As the season progresses, the threats continuously grow worse and eventually are directed towards the family of Coach Haskins. This problem continues to grow due to the fact that Texas Western’s team gains national recognition not only for being the first with an all black starting lineup, but for making i through the regular season with only a single loss As the movie progress the audience sees one of the players get beaten because of his race. Another scene shows a hotel room that has been completely trashed because it was where the black athletes were staying. I will prove that that this scene where the hotel room is trashed is racist towards the black athletes.
Before WORLD WAR I, military service represented a source of black pride. Black educators, clergymen, and the press frequently referred to Negro heroes of America’s past wars. After the Civil War, the U.S, Army maintained four regular Negro regiments –the 9th and 10th Calvary and the 24th and 25th Infantry. These units included veterans of the civil war and the frontier Indian fighting regiments. Retired sergeants often became respected, conservative leaders in their communities. This history set a foundation for black support and involvement in America’s future wars.
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. The Regiment was made up of black soldiers – some were Northern freemen, some were escaped slaves. The leader was General Robert Gould Shaw, the son of Boston abolitionists. The men of the 54th Regiment proved themselves worthy of the freedom for which they fighting, and the respect of their fellow white soldiers.
This movie is a wonderful production starting from 1960 and ending in 1969 covering all the different things that occurred during this unbelievable decade. The movie takes place in many different areas starring two main families; a very suburban, white family who were excepting of blacks, and a very positive black family trying to push black rights in Mississippi. The movie portrayed many historical events while also including the families and how the two were intertwined. These families were very different, yet so much alike, they both portrayed what to me the whole ‘message’ of the movie was. Although everyone was so different they all faced such drastic decisions and issues that affected everyone in so many different ways. It wasn’t like one person’s pain was easier to handle than another is that’s like saying Vietnam was harder on those men than on the men that stood for black rights or vice versa, everyone faced these equally hard issues. So it seemed everyone was very emotionally involved. In fact our whole country was very involved in president elections and campaigns against the war, it seemed everyone really cared.
The movie Dogfight, by Bob Comfort, takes place in San Francisco, in 1963, a few weeks before the Kennedy assassination. Eddie a young Marine with his three friends arrived in San Francisco for the night, before shipping off to Vietnam. They decided to hold a "dogfight," a particularly cruel contest in which they pool their money, rent a bar, and have a competition to see who can find the least beautiful date. The Marine with the best "dog" wins the cash. They all went separately into the city to find their dates for the night. After a few women rejected Eddie, he went into a coffee shop, where he met Rose. Rose is young, shy and awkward girl who works as a waitress at her mother’s coffee shop. She was on her Break, practicing her guitar when Eddie noticed her; he went close to her and attempted to charm her by complementing on her guitar skills and talking about the song she was playing after which he invited her to the party, which she agreed to go. Rose is not particularly an ugly person, rather a plain person;
The movie I decided to watch was Glory Road. I have watched The Blind Side many times before so I wanted to watch something different for this project. Both videos have the same points in which they are involved in society. Both involve race and ethnicity. Both movies were based on real life stories.