Paraphrase Practice

Reel Views:

"Obviously, the issue of racial inequality is at the film's forefront. The Massachusetts 54th began a long and proud tradition in the United States army of black units acquitting themselves admirably on the battlefield, despite rarely being given their due by their fellow white soldiers. What began with the 54th regiment continued throughout the Civil War and through two world wars. The greatest achievement of the 54th was to prove to the army that black soldiers could be relied upon to fight with the same tenacity and patriotism as white soldiers."

My paraphrase:

One of the main themes in Glory is racial inequality. The film shows the experience of the first in a long series of all-black units used in the United States army. In the film, the African-American soldiers are ridiculed by not only white soldiers, but each other as well, and are not given credit for their work for the army, much like the all-black units after them. Even so, they are desperate to fight in a real battle, and when they finally do they fight reliably and give their lives just as their white counterparts did.