The movie Glory is about a story within a story. It is about a black regiment fighting for not only their country, but also respect. The movie is also about prejudice towards black people. Although the North was essentially fighting the war to abolish slavery they still did not see the blacks as equal.
             When the black regiment was first formed the leaders had no intention of letting them fight. They were not going to get uniforms and were not equipped with proper foot ware. They were only used for manual labor. They also were going to be paid reduced wages.
             The big turning point in the movie was when Col. Robert Gould Shaw informed his men that they were going to receive less pay because they were black. The character played by Denzel Washington was outraged. He said that he was "not going to take no slave wage". He tore them up. Others began to do the same. Finally all of the black soldiers had torn up there wages. They also were not going to take no slave wages. Shaw decided that if his men would fight without pay, then he would also fight without pay. This is when the men gained a lot of respect for him. There is a discrepancy during this part of the movie. In the film it shows Denzel as the one who decided not to take the pay. In reality it was Shaw who decided that his men would not take the lowered wage.
             Some might ask why the whites did not want the blacks to fight. The Union obviously need their help. Their men were dieing left and right. I believe that they thought the blacks were incompetent savages. In the movie they show this when Shaw and his regiment journey off with Montgomery and his group of black soldiers. They come to a town that has only innocent civilians, mostly women and children. Montgomery sends his men off to lute the town. Sitting on his high horse Montgomery says that this is what the blacks do best. Montgomery ordered Shaw's men to torch the town. Shaw did not like this but
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