History As It Happens

'Glory' and the Real Robert Gould Shaw


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History As It Happens returns to the movies! In this episode, historian Kevin Levin discusses the 1989 film Glory, a moving portrayal of one of the first Black fighting regiments of the Civil War, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, and its commander, Colonel Robert Gould Shaw.

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Robert Gould Shaw, Glory, and the Problem of AI by Kevin Levin (Civil War Memory on Substack)

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