Glory is an American war film produced in 1989. The film is about the first all-African American regiment to be part of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It is based on letters written by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, who was the commander in charge of the first African American regiment. The regiment was known as the 54th Massachusetts and is famous for the heroic actions that took place at the Battle of Fort Wagner, where Colonel Shaw volunteered his men to lead the charge. Although there were many casualties and the battle was not successful, the bravery of the 54th Massachusetts led the Union to accept thousands of African American men into its ranks, which helped the Union win the war. In many parts of the film, while the 54th Regiment was working on the side of the road where another white regiment was going into battle, Trip's hot-headed personality led him to argue with another white soldier. The conflict is then interrupted by Sergeant Major John Rawlins, but the white soldier spits a derogatory racial slur at him because he had scratches on his arm, referring to his rank. The disorder is then dispersed when the officer of the white soldiers' regiment says he is charging the soldier, but Rawlins intervenes and says that will not be necessary. An article from the Civil War Academy states: “Black Civil War soldiers in the Union Army were not universally accepted by all white soldiers. African American soldiers faced racism from white soldiers, especially at first. In the movie, Sergeant Major John Rawlins is completely disrespected, even though he was a higher rank. This quote supports the fact that African American soldiers were disrespected and not considered equal to white soldiers because of their skin color. This helps prove that the film accurately showed how African American soldiers were treated poorly due to lack of respect from other white soldiers. In a letter from the Superintendent of the Kentucky Organization of Negro Troops, he wrote this to the Adjutant General of Kentucky. In the movie Glory, the scene where Colonel Shaw reads a letter from the Confederate Congress in front of the troops of his regiment does a good job. to describe how African American troops were treated more harshly than whites when they were captured. It begins with Colonel Shaw reading the letter and saying, “Any Negro taken in federal uniform will be summarily put to death.” » He then informs his regiment that a full discharge will be available in the morning. In another Civil War Academy article titled “The Confederacy Refused to Recognize African Americans as Soldiers,” he states: “Black soldiers who were fortunate enough to survive their initial capture were often treated more harshly than white Union soldiers. » This confirms what Colonel Shaw said in the film, as white soldiers were treated as prisoners of war and African American soldiers were harshly punished or executed. The article's citation helps prove that the film accurately showed how African American soldiers were treated by Confederate punishment.