The Harlem Hellfighters Were Among WWI's Staunchest Infantry Heroes

By Sarah Nichole January

Selected Harlem Hellfighters sit for a portrait. — Photo Credit: Public Domain

harlem hellfighters wwi draft card — WWI draft card. Note the bottom left corner, which Black-Americans had to rip off to keep the military segregated.
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons

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the harlem hellfighters wwi trenches — The Harlem Hellfighters in the trenches.
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Published on 9 Sep 2020