Glory, The Patriot, and Pocahontas: Historical Figures in Film
Below is my version of the infographics project option for my US History in Film mid-semester project. The topic in question was to argue for or against the use of historical figures, and I chose to argue for it as I feel it adds to the overall integrity and accuracy of a film. I’ve chosen three films we have discussed in class, and in the format of a newspaper, discussed why using historical figures would have been beneficial to the overall plot of these specific movies. Additionally, citations are embedded in the infographics at the end using endnotes in Chicago-style format, and they’ve been separated into categories based on the movies they pertain to.
Citations:
Glory (1989):
[i]: McClurken, Jeff. “Glory.” HIST 329: US History in Film. Class Lecture. University of Mary Washington. October 8th, 2024.
[ii]: Gooding, James Henry, and Virginia M Adams. On the Altar of Freedom : A Black Soldier’s Civil War Letters from the Front. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1991.
[iii]: https://www.nps.gov/articles/54th-massachusetts-regiment.htm
The Patriot (2000):
[i]: Davis, David Brion, and Steven Mintz. Boisterous Sea of Liberty A Documentary History of America from Discovery through the Civil War. Oxford University Press, USA, 2000.
[ii]: McClurken, Jeff. “Patriot.” HIST 329: US History in Film. Class Lecture. University of Mary Washington. September 17th, 2024.
Pocahontas (1995):
[i]: John Smith’s Journal