one of the best and truthful tellings of war history i have seen

Rating: 10/10 (6 May 2003)

I read someone's comment on here and honestly, it made me shake my head. This person, to me, knows nothing about the history behind the story of Glory and it shows in how he comments about it. I am finishing up my B.A. in History in college, and my senior year, i did a research project on Blacks in the American Civil War. From the books, journals, letters, diaries, and more that i have read on the subject, what happened in Glory was very close to the full truth. Growing up, Glory was one of my most favorite movies, but after learning the full story from my research, i gained a new found respect for the movie, and the truth behind it.
The movie is very accurate. From the training, to the discrimination by the US army with supplies and them receiving lesser pay than white soldiers, because they were black. the fight scenes and the truth of each person's character that was shown in the movie is very accurate. From being seen as nothing more than slaves or secondary citizens....to gaining the respect from all those that surrounded them. Their courage and sacrifice really is unappreciated in this day and time. If you want to learn something worth the time...watch this movie