The film Glory is the story of the first African-American military unit to fight in the Civil War. This powerful story is told through the eyes of the unit's leader, Colonel Robert Shaw. The director, Edward Zwick, uses a series of important scenes that express growth, patriotism and leadership. Whenever there was an obstacle the 54th Regiment needed to overcome, faith seemed to be the answer. Faith in your fellow man, faith in your country, and faith in God. Throughout the film, Colonel Shaw constantly tries to confirm his loyalty and the faith he has in his men. He is white and this automatically separates him from his men, yet he works to bridge the gap between them. The soldiers did not receive essential supplies from the government. Colonel Shaw did everything he could to get what his men needed. Since Shaw's father was a wealthy and well-connected man, he asked his father to act as an intermediary with the governor and President Lincoln and to intercede on behalf of his unit. Eventually, Colonel Shaw goes to the quartermaster demanding his supplies and threatens to report him to the War Department. When a cart of shoes is brought back to the camp, men flock to the scene. The pride they feel in every step they take is evident. They felt they were finally respected and had a sense of unity. The brand new Army-issued boots were the first shoes some of them had ever owned and gave them a sense of dignity. When the Confederates removed the shoes of the fallen soldiers before burying them in a mass grave in the final scene, the director illustrated the symbolism of the shoes. In another significant scene, the film depicts an example of the unity that Shaw craves for his unit by telling… in the center of the card… the flag and is killed shortly thereafter. Soldier after soldier picked up the flag after the standard bearer had fallen. It demonstrated the love and dedication they had for their country even when their country at that time did not show due gratitude to the 54th Regiment and all other black men and women. In the heat of combat, the men were color blind. Faith proves to be a very powerful and unifying theme in the film Glory. Edward Zwick, the director, carefully layered the scenes with turmoil and calm while gradually making the characters grow towards unity and mutual trust. In the final moments of the film we are left with the apparent impression that the 54th Regiment not only "turned the tide of the war" but also gave Congress confidence that the bogeyman was capable of fighting the Union battle by allowing more of them to enlist.