Glory
Project LEARN Category
L- Listen
E- Educate
Intended Audience(s)
Theme/Focus
History
Racism
Movie Details
Director: Edward Zwick
Release Year: 1989
Running Time: 2 hours 2 minutes
Rating: R
Movie Synopsis
Following the Battle of Antietam, Col. Robert Gould Shaw is offered command of the United States' first all-African-American regiment, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. With junior officer Cabot Forbes, Shaw puts together a strong and proud unit, including the escaped slave Trip and the wise gravedigger John Rawlins. At first limited to menial manual tasks, the regiment fights to be placed in the heat of battle.