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Glory misses marks in Civil War tale says UH scholar
University of Houston associate professor Joseph Glatthaar, author of Forged in Battle, says the film Glory is strong at conveying the experience of black units but contains inaccuracies such as flogging by Robert Gould Shaw. He notes the real sergeant major was Frederick Douglass’s son, and cites letters showing race attitudes and the 178000 black soldiers under 7000 white officers.
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