SOURCES
- Mark C. Carnes, ed., Past Imperfect: History According to the Movies (New York: Henry Holt, 1996).
- Joseph T. Glatthar, "Glory, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, and Black Soldiers in the Civil War," The History Teacher, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Aug. 1991): 475-485, http://www.jstor.org.mutex.gmu.edu/stable/494706 (accessed February 12, 2010).
- Kurz & Allison, "Storming Fort Wagner," c. 1890, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Collection, http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.01949 (accessed February 9, 2010).
- Painting of the Battle at Olustee, State Library and Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/FloridaCivilWar/Olustee.cfm (accessed February 9, 2010).
- Alfred R. Waud, "Drunken soldiers tied up for fighting and other unruly conduct," c. 1860-1865, Prints and Photographs Collection, Library of Congress, http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.21215 (accessed February 15, 2010).
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Classroom Glory
Instructions
Film’s dynamic narratives and living characters draw students in—but are they useful teaching tools? The film, "Glory," frequently shown in classrooms, tells the story of the 54th Massachusetts, a famous African American regiment in the Civil War. Decide whether the following “truths” suggested by the film are true or false.
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