"It is up to the troops themselves to convince him they can fight - and along the way they also gently provide him with some insights into race and into human nature, a century before the flowering of the civil rights movement. Among the men who turn into the natural leaders of the 54th are Trip (Denzel Washington), an escaped slave, and John Rawlins (Morgan Freeman), first seen in the film as a gravedigger who encounters the wounded." "Shaw on the field of battle. (RogerEbert)
(My Paraphrase)
It is a very debated topic, wether or not black soldiers could learn quickly and fight as well as the white soldiers could. The 54th regiment must prove to their leader, Robert Gould Shaw, that they have that ability. As much as Shaw taught the men how to be soldiers, he began to understand the racial issues and inhumane treatment that his group has gone through. Even with the difficulties that Trip (Denzel Washington) faced at first, he took on a leadership role in the end, along with fellow soldier Rawlins (Morgan Freeman). Rawlins was a gravedigger that first encountered Shaw when he was wounded in battle.
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