My Thoughts on "Glory."

As I was watching the movie, I have thought of many different things and felt many different emotions. How black people were so easily judged and hastily treated really got to me, and just made me keep thinking. 

If there was a war to be broken out today, it wouldn't matter whether the men drafted are white, colored, or in between. Those colored men in the movie were willing to fight, and lay down their lives for the good of their country, giving up their freedom to show the "white people what they can do. As long as any man is willing to serve, that should be the only thing that matters, right?

Because of this movie, I question the aspect of racism as a whole. What is the point of it? Just because someone is colored, that means it's ok to treat them inhuman? I feel it is a stereotype that some people just blindly followed at the time, and like many other trends, it just caught on with people. It's such a shame to see that some racism still exists today, but it's a great thing hat people stop it and point it out.

The Coronal stuck up for his entire army of colored soldiers, giving them socks and shoes, uniforms, and most importantly, the opportunity to fight and become recognized as heroes, even when he fell in battle, they still pressed on, carrying the flag. I feel there should be more people like this who can stand up for this type of belief, especially around this time. Yes, all black lives matter, but again, so does everyone else's, and no one should be against that.

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