Glory

Today we will begin watching Glory, a Civil War film about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, the first all black regiment to fight in an American war.   Students will keep a daily journal as they watch the film to keep track of characters and record events and feelings.  It is a great film and teaches a lot about the Civil War and the historic period.  Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.