I was surprised at several scenes that showed how some people were not racised to blacks or to whites. Those scenes include the scene where Shaw goes into general's room to get shoes, Shaw ripping off his check, and when Morgan Freedom said "this war is for you" to Trip. I thought this movie was very good in terms of expressing truth. This was very realistic movie in sence of how much racism there were, how harsh their training was, how cruel the battles were, and the relationship between generals and soldiers. The proof of that will be the losing of battle. If the director wanted to make this as Hollywood movie, then they would've made the Union win the war and put narration later that the Confederate actually won or something like that. They also used Shaw's real letter word by word, so it can focus more on telling the truth rather than Hollywood actions. It also expressed how the African-Americans were treated badly because of their color. They were actually called "color regiment," and they had other racism factors in several ways. Those rasicm factors include getting $10 per month when whites get $13 per month, not getting enough resources when they request and not having chances to perform their ability. The African-Americans were still very unified even though there were some conflicts. The movie showed how strong their unification(?) by showing how they worship their god before they go to the battle. That was something that represent their culture, and they were coming together by their culture and their belief. That was something unique about the African-American soldiers.