The Civil War On Film – 23 in a series – “Many historians and critics consider Glory the best American Civil War movie ever made.”

The Civil War On Film - 22 in a series -

Many historians and critics consider Glory the best American Civil War movie ever made. The film shatters the great taboo of Civil War movies—making race and slavery central to the story and using black characters to do so (Chadwick 2001).

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