BrandedIn America, slavery was a serious problem that sparked a civil war between two entities that once considered themselves a unified nation. Native Africans were a rare sight to the colonizers due to the aesthetic differences between the colonizers and the indigenous tribes of Africa. The indigenous population of Africa had dark pigmented skin, which seemed strange to European colonizers, which led Europeans to see the indigenous population of Africa as primitive and subservient to their prominence status, and led to the enslavement of the indigenous population of Africa. 'Africa. These slaves were not seen as people, but simply as animals, they were seen as property. The Movie Glory depicts slaves during the Civil War as primitive and uncivilized. It also describes ethnocentric prejudice against slaves, even among Northerners in the form of fear and revulsion. Slaves were seen simply as animals, but Glory depicts the idea of progress among slaves and their assimilation and acceptance by others, Glory depicts the struggles any society must endure to become civilized through the depiction of training and formation of the 54th color regime. struggles, to represent the struggles that societies endure in their progress and journey towards civilization. The film is depicted from the point of view of Colonel Shaw, who is of rich descent. Although he is a Northerner, he does not understand the black soldiers who volunteer for his color regime. Many Northern and Union soldiers, despite supporting the abolition of slavery, still viewed people of color and slaves as subservient to themselves. Slaves and citizens of color were depicted as dressed in rags and illiterate. Northern whites and Union soldiers, including Colonel Shaw, did not understand the behavior... middle of paper... the courage of the 54th regime in the battle for Fort Wagner led to the open acceptance and allowance of the colored soldiers . in the Union Army. The film Glory is all about progress and portrays ethnocentric prejudice between a society that has established itself as superior versus another subjugated society. The film portrays a certain group of black soldiers and their progress as they fight for their rights and to ward off discrimination, including the labels that the superior society has branded them with, including the labels of savage, primitive and uncivilized. The film uses the theme of soldier training to depict progress and to depict the struggles that are endured when a society deemed uncivilized and primitive, tries to assert itself and tries to fight the discrimination imposed on them by a "superior group". " society.
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