History vs. Hollywood

Introduction

Edward Zwick 's Glory was powerful film history that popularized a story of the Civil War which was largely unknown . Primarily , this film gave credit to the story of African-American 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry from Robert Gould Shaw 's perspective who was a son of Boston abolitionist . This Hollywood movie depicts the participation of African American soldiers during the American Civil War which gives us some perspective about our history

Synopsis

The film was all about the historical views of the Civil war took place in America (IMDb 1990

-2001 . Glory ' has been entitled to this film because it was a celebration of the African soldiers who courageously stood every challenge although it was not recognized by history due to racism . The heroes who belonged to the 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry were all African-American soldiers . The regiments were headed by the son of an abolitionist named Col . Robert Gould Shaw who took the responsibility of preparing these soldiers for battle . Their race had been a hindrance and this was the reason why these soldiers were denied of every privilege and were given the hardest task although they fought in behalf of their white counterparts . When the day finally arrived to attack Ft . Wagner on July 18 , 1863 , the Confederates secretly and safely slipped away . Shaw led the 54th to fight for honor in a mission which was led to certain death while carrying the regiments into battle and fight for the honor of the country

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