Document 8.5 – World War I Harlem Hellfighters

Portrait of the soldiers of the 369^th, the Harlem Hellfighters.

“Some of the Colored Men of the 369th (15th N.Y.) Who Won the Croix de Guerre for Gallantry in Action,” 1919, photograph, Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:369th_15th_New_York.jpg

A Tale of Courage & Bravery: Celebrating the Legacy of SGT Henry Johnson by the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson (4 min).

youtube.com/watch?v=BfzlaZD-By0

Bonus

The Harlem Hellfighters, The History Channel (6 min).

youtube.com/watch?v=eEuoAl1elLU

Hellfighters: Harlem’s Heroes of World War One, Lucas Films (29 min).

youtube.com/watch?v=dt7Y62RXk0c