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Something that I saw in the readings that was not in the film was the aspect of retaliation of the former slaves against their masters. There was one account in the reading that described the capture of a Confederate soldier, who was whipped first by a Union officer, then by women whom he had owned as slaves. This did not seem to be an issue in the film, as none of the men who had been slaves ever encountered white men whom they knew from their time in bondage. --Meagan P. | Something that I saw in the readings that was not in the film was the aspect of retaliation of the former slaves against their masters. There was one account in the reading that described the capture of a Confederate soldier, who was whipped first by a Union officer, then by women whom he had owned as slaves. This did not seem to be an issue in the film, as none of the men who had been slaves ever encountered white men whom they knew from their time in bondage. --Meagan P. | ||
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| + | I think the readings, especially Gooding's account, were reflected well in the movie. A difference between the movie and the readings was that Gooding talked about how the training camp had wooden barracks for them to live in, while in the movie they lived in tents. Also, Gooding talks about how there were some Black men in the North from Massachusetts who did not register to serve in the 54th; he was always calling to them to join the cause and said some men just sat around not wanting to join and fight. The movie definitely did not depict the draft this way. It made it seem as though every free Black in the North wanted to join up in the 54th and serve. One thing that was depicted accurately was when Gooding talked about how Col. Shaw was buried. He was very upset because Shaw was not given a proper funeral, especially since he was a Colonel. Gooding claimed he had just been thrown in the ditch with the others bodies and that the Confederate soldiers could have at least honored him with a proper burial just as Col. Shaw had done for one of their officers. The movie pretty much ends with Col. Shaw's body being rolled into a grave along with his men, which was definitely one of the more intense scenes especially as a way to end the movie. --- Alex M. | ||
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