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Glory
Fact Check: Story Behind the Story
Zwick's changes to the 54th :
- The 54th is shown to be made up of mostly runaway slaves.
- The "pay boycott" scene displays unequal pay in African-American regiments as a new problem and also made it seem like the upheaval caused an end to the pay crisis.
Background Information on Glory
Reality of the 54th:
- Glory showcases the story of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment up to the battle at Fort Wagner where the movie ends.
- This was one of the first African-American units in the Civil War.
- Robert Gould Shaw was picked by governor Andrew of Massachusetts to be leader of the 54th.
- The men of the 54th were mostly educated and free African-American citizens from the northern states.
- Unequal pay was a larger issue and affected all the African-Americans units at the time. The issues continued past the battle at Fort Wagner.
Works Cited
Zwick's changes to Robert Gould Shaw:
- Shaw was assumed to be an abolitionist just like the rest of his family.
- After given leadership of the 54th Shaw is overwhelmingly surprised and shortly after decides to accept the commanding position.
Shaw's true character:
- Despite being born into an abolitionist family, Shaw was more interested the war effort for patriotism rather than the freeing of the slaves.
- Shaw wasn't very happy about commanding the 54th and initially took the position to make his mom happy.
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