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"The historical backdrop against which Glory transpires is mostly historically accurate. In fact, a great deal of effort went into getting the details correct. The main events shown in the film happened much as they are depicted, some of the key characters (Shaw, Frederick Douglas, etc.) existed, and the outcome was as Zwick presents it. Many of the secondary characters are either partially or entirely fictionalized, but they are intended to represent a broad cross-section of the types of men who joined the Massachusetts 54th."

This quote is an excerpt from a movie review on Glory, by Reelviews Moive Reviews.

The movie Glory, directed by Edward Zwick, is debated as one of the historically accurate movies of the Civil War. Zwick spent a large portion of his time trying to correctly depict the history of the Civil War and the details that helped shape the war. This is due in part to the accessory characters who are used to fabricate a deeper and more accurate portrayal of the Civil War. The mixed personalities of the black soldiers like the wise Sgt. Maj. Rawlins and the angry Private Trip were a representation of the wide variety of men that were part of the Massachusetts 54th.