“Glory & The 54th”
Civil War History
[…] “Glory” is an Academy Award winning Civil War film from 1989 that is focused on one of the first all-black Yankee regiments of fighting men – the Massachusetts 54th – heralded for its heroism in 1863… The film highlights the racial bigotry and discrimination the 54th faces in its bid to distinguish itself as a battle-worthy fighting force. Also noted and sampled in this story is the amazing “Glory” film score by James Horner and the Harlem Boys Choir, as well as the influence of a Boston Common sculpture on the film, and possibly, later African American Civil War memorials as well […]