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Video: the Harlem Hellfighters

Happy Memorial Day!

Spend a few minutes of your holiday learning about the 369th U.S Army Regiment, or the Harlem Hellfighters, sent in 1918 to France during World War I. This all-Black unit won plaudits abroad while virtually ignored back in the States.

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Posted: Monday, May 31, 2021, 12:00 am, in Grab Bag.
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