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Instructional Video7:11
Tangient

Glory: The Movie Study Guide & Discussion Questions

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Check out this simple and organized viewing guide for the film Glory! Questions prompt learners to consider the evolution of characters over the course of the film, and to analyze the effects of the film and the efforts of the 54th...
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Lesson Plan7:11
Appalachian State University

Glory: Motion Picture Study Guide

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
This is an excellent resource for teachers to use for incorporating the motion picture Glory into the classroom! Breaking down the film into particular noteworthy and telling scenes, the guide offers important considerations for each...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

African-American Civil War Soldiers Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary resources. In this Civil War lesson, students examine the service of African Americans in the Civil War and consider their plight to secure the rights and...
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Website
Other

Lives of Civil War Heroes: Biography of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw

For Students 9th - 10th
Index to links for biographies of Robert Gould Shaw and information about the 54th Massachusetts.
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Handout
Civil War Home

Home of the American Civil War: Robert Gould Shaw

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the life and death of Robert Shaw and his involvement with the black regiment, the 54th Massachusetts. From "Who Was Who In the Civil War" by Stewart Sifakis.
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Handout
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Picturing America: Saint Gaudens: Robert Shaw Memorial [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Analysis of a memorial sculpture dedicated to the 54th Massachusetts, the first regiment of African Americans recruited for service in the Union Army.
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Emancipation: Civil War Ii: Soldiers

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographs of and letters from slaves and former slaves who fought for the Union or were forced to fight for the Confederacy during the Civil War.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Frederick Douglass' Role in the Civil War

For Students 3rd - 8th
Frederick Douglass had the ear of Abraham Lincoln. Read about how he used his influence to allow African Americans to join the Union Army,