Glory movie-the last attack Fort Wagner and the 54th Massachusetts 1

[potato2442]

fuck the csa

[tromuniapp]

@potato2442 too late!

[Alpinegremlin]

This is proof that in war, we are all brothers; all equals. A shame that everyday can`t be like that.

What a great movie!

[ripsaa2003]

ok tears are flowing...awesome movie

[MassTransit999]

Swamp runnin niggers

[antaresmajor]

There is so much ignorance regarding the Confederacy as far as popular opinions are concerned. The south was fighting a war of oppression against Northern Industrialists who, for the most part could care less about African Americans in the South. Keep in mind the work ethic and values a lot of southerners had, despite their ignorance on the matter of equality. There's too many gray areas to flat out despise the Confederacy. Slaver was the boogeyman behind this conflict, but not the only issue.

[Wraithldr13]

It's a sad, sad day when a comment that you post on your own video gets hidden for receiving too many negative votes.

[mikey980610]

GIVE THEM HELL 54TH

[rebel2276]

Beautiful soundtrack!

[fit4life]

I am sorry but can you imagine the balls it takes to do something like this...LEGENDS!

[reactri]

4:54 to the end was the best part. It made me feel heroic for some reason.

[CalvinNathaniel]

What part of Massachusetts was part of the south? For the men of the 54th Massachusetts, the assault on a Confederate fort outside Charleston was much more than just another battle. Check your history before posting...

[TemplarReturns]

@CalvinNathaniel True, it was probably one of the most difficult forts to take. The length of the beach which the attacking forces had to charge through and the ocean off to the left offered little cover.

[PeelZone]

but most of the northerners treated african american slaves better than southeners

alsow some of the african americans that joined the south wanted to stay in slavery their opinion their choice and their future

[PeelZone]

confeds suck cuz they hate african americans i am white look a lil like robert gould shaw lol i know lil funny but ill alwayse love this movie and the 54th mass. and i love that most racism is over give em hell 54th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[Butternut731863]

@PeelZone That's racist to say that all confederates are like that. Just so you know, freed blacks had slaves of their own. It's estimated that 30,000 blacks enlisted for the South AT THEIR OWN CHOICE to be patriotic to Dixie. Hundreds of Union soldiers deserted after hearing Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, and were EQUALLY racist! Slavery existed in the North too! America had slaves in the Revolution and Britain didn't so does that mean the 13 colonies were fighting for slavery?!

[PeelZone]

@Butternut731863 but most of the northerners treated african american slaves better than southeners

alsow some of the african americans that joined the south wanted to stay in slavery their opinion their choice and their future oh and how is saying confeds are racist its not a race its a group called the confederate states of america which are alsow white but with different opinion of the union

[Butternut731863]

@PeelZone Sorry, what I didn't have enough characters to explain - anyway, I meant that to classify ALL confederates as fighting for Slavery and being racist is racist to that group of "confederates" (not saying that is a race) anyways, there were dozens of reasons why the South fought - it's kinda like saying all Muslims are terrorists. (No offense if any Muslims are reading this) But some enlisted for adventure, others for money, some to protect their homes, some to impress a girl, etc.

[PeelZone]

@Butternut731863 you know im talking about the confeds not the rest of the people of the south im talking about the ones they joined i mean who would go to war just to have slaves

[topjimmy72]

@PeelZone If the Confederates hated blacks then why did hundreds of thousands of blacks willingly enlist in the Confederacy and fight side-by-side with white Confederates soldiers? Could it be that the CSA was fighting to maintain States' rights and defend their way of life against the corruption of big government and extreme taxation? But the Union needed an excuse to demonize the Southerners in order to drum up support, so they concocted a story about fighting a "moral war" against the CSA?

[NoobSlayer365]

@topjimmy72 Mayyyybe...the illiterate, uninformed slaves didnt know a shit about the war. The confeds promised the slaves freedom in exchange for fighting for them. It's almost like in the rev. war, when the brits offered freedom to the blacks who joined the redcoats. If i was alive back then, I wouldnt give a shit about the colonial army. I would join the brits in exchange for freedom. I'd rather die in battle a free man than stay enslaved and be worked to death.

[XxxSakura101]

It was not until 1862 that abolishing slavery became a driving focus of the war, and a very large recruiting henge. War has a way of sorting things out, however most historians agree slavery was dying out of natural causes, and would have been almost non-existent by the 1880s.

[bobalot2]

@XxxSakura101

Common Myth. Slavery still exists today. People in third world countries are still literally sold into slavery in various sweatshops and other factories.

The idea that people would simply give up something which their entire economy depended on in a mere 20 years is a joke.

[XxxSakura101]

@bobalot2 Not in ours.

[PRLTMFW]

@XxxSakura101 I'm not disputing your statement, but for my own education, what historians argue that slavery was already on its way out? Is there a resource with some of their arguments available?

[XxxSakura101]

The issue was who had the right to overrule slavery, the states themselves or the federal government. Slavery was not common in the South, however it was legal. At it's height 3% of the population owned a slave in 1851, but it was in a steady decline by 1861.

[RydarGames]

@XxxSakura101 NOT true, I study the civil war era as a hobby. Half of the population in the south were slaves. About 5 million whites and 5 million blacks lived in the south. 99% of those blacks were slaves.

The reason the south succeeded from the Union was to prevent slavery dying out in the south as it was doing in the north. It is true that slavery was dying out in the north and other parts of the world, but it was GROWING in the south. Most cotton in the world was produced in South USA.

[XxxSakura101]

@RydarGames My father is a civil war historian and i'm a civil war buff, so please dont act like you have a superior viewpoint just because you have a hobby. If you look at the consensus at the time, and the reasons cited by the states that voted to succeed, you will see that the primary reason they give was that the federal government grossly overstepped it;s bounds of power and authority. While abolitionist was an issue, indeed Lincoln was elected on that platform,

[XxxSakura101]

@RydarGames it was not a driving reason why the South voted so succeed, it was merely one of hundreds of issues they cited. Further, the population of the United States in 1950 was 40 million, of that 3.5 million where slaves, with 2.7 million of that living in how we define slavery today. In 1860 the population was 42 million, with a total of 3.3 million slaves with 2.5 million of that living in how we define it today.

[XxxSakura101]

@RydarGames Again, a steady decline in slavery from 1950-1960 according to the US government and state census conducted at the time, with the difference between abstract slavery and defined slavery. The primary reasoning behind this was increasing pressure from the Northern states, the federal government, and freelance raiders in the atlantic who sought to disrupt the European slave trade to the Americas.

[XxxSakura101]

@RydarGames Further causes of the decline can also be attributed to the lowering birth rate of enslaved individuals due to declining health standards.

I also make the distinction of sating that 3% of the *population* owned slaves, not that 3% of the population where slaves. The vast majority of slaves had been owned by the rich plantation owners who bought them to decrease production costs and save on labor costs.

[ord1226]

I am totally lost by your question. This war is about the North and the South. And, if you think the flag of slavery represents the Stars and Bars you better read history. The stars and strips is the flag of slavery. Blacks fought in the revolutionary war, as well as the Civil War. This story is about the 54th (and the 101st MI Negro Regiment).

The big issue of the movie, was that the South made a statement that they would not take prisoners of any Black Regiment, nor it's officers.

[9Morgul]

because i like confederate :)

[Butternut731863]

@9Morgul :D

[hemi600crate]

@9Morgul you can tell by your grammar

[warfare1917able]

@9Morgul then why r u showing the movie

[MrMasterMind172]

@warfare1917able The 54th lost...

[imbodenl]

Great movie, great performances and great score. Thanks for uploading !!

But just one question, if Glory tells the story of the first black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil war. Why is the confederate flag shown at the beginning of the video?

[ord1226]

I am totally lost by your question. This war is about the North and the South. And, if you think the flag of slavery represents the Stars and Bars you better read history. The stars and strips is the flag of slavery. Blacks fought in the revolutionary war, as well as the Civil War. This story is about the 54th (and the 101st MI Negro Regiment).

The big issue of the movie, was that the South made a statement that they would not take prisoners of any Black Regiment, nor it's officers.

[imbodenl]

@ord1226 Hi! Just wonder why the Confederate flag was shown at the beginning of the video if the movie tells the story of a black regiment recruited in the North. The flag of that regiment might have been shown instead. That´s all. Sorry if my comment was misunderstood.