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Glory Film Assignment: Due Monday!!!

U.S. History Glory chronicles the Civil War ex erience o! "o#ert $ould Sha%& a '( year old o!!icer !or the Union Army %ho volunteers to lead the !irst all)A!rican American regiment !or the *orth. Among the issues ex lored in this !ilm are: the relationshi #et%een %hite o!!icers and their A!rican)American su#ordinates+ the relationshi #et%een !ree A!rican)American volunteers and runa%ay slaves %ho volunteered to !ight+ the relationshi s #et%een the men o! the ,-th %ho volunteered to !ight .remem#er they did not have to !ight! /hey volunteered!0+ the relationshi #et%een the ,-th Massachusetts and all)%hite regiments+ and the various !eelings the A!rican) American troo s have to%ard the country !or %hich they are giving their lives. /y e .Dou#le s aced& 1' oint !ont& /imes *e% "oman0 all res onses and %rite in correct 2nglish grammar and no 1st 3erson. Use com lete sentences %ith ro er unctuation and ca itali4ation. Questions 1 through 5: Complete paragraphs per question! 1. What are some o! the reasons that A!rican)Americans !elt that they had !or !ighting in the %ar5 '. Do you see any discrimination similar to %hat might occur in contem orary America5 (. What %ere the ma6or sources o! courage and strength !or the ,-th Massachusetts5 -. Ho% re resentative do you thin7 their ex erience %as relative to a ty ical %hite Civil War regiment5 8! you !eel it %as di!!erent& to %hat extent5 ,. Ho% %ere A!rican)Americans treated di!!erently !rom other soldiers5 9. What 7ind o! character did Col. "o#ert $ould Sha% .Matthe% :roderic70 exhi#it through)out the movie5 ;. What 7ind o! character did /ri .Den4el Washington0 exhi#it through)out the movie5

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