Private Trip (Denzel Washington) : Glory: The Movie Character Analysis
Private Trip (Denzel Washington) : Glory: The Movie Character Analysis
Whatdifferencesexistamongtheblacksoldierswho
makeupthe54thMassachusettsVolunteerInfantry?
Whatdoesthistellyouaboutthedifferentexperiences
ofblacksin19thcenturyAmerica?
Thinkabouttheirregionoforigin,formerstatus
(free/slave),andeducationalbackground.
PrivateTrip(DenzelWashington)
CorporalThomasSearles(AndreBraugher)
SergeantMajorJohnRawlins
(MorganFreeman)
PrivateJupiterSharts(JihmiKennedy)
GloryMovieQuestions:
1.Howdoestheattitudeof
ColonelRobertGouldShaw
towardAfricanAmericanschangeand
why?
2.WereblackstreatedequallytowhitesintheUnionarmy?Explainseveralexamples...
3.WhatissignificantaboutColonelShaw'sdecisiontorefusehispaycheck?
4.Whatdoyouthinkisthesignificanceofthe54thandtheirleadershipatFortWagner?
The54thMassachusettslostoverhalfitsnumberintheassaultonFt.Wagner.Thesupporting
whitebrigadesalsosufferedheavilybeforewithdrawing.Thefortwasnevertaken.Aswordof
theirbraveryspread,Congressatlastauthorizedtheraisingofblacktroopsthroughoutthe
Union.Over180,000blacksvolunteered.PresidentLincolncreditedthesemenofcolorwith
helpingturnthetideofthewar.