The Harlem Hellfighters: The Incredible Story Behind the Most Decorated US Regiment in WWI
The Harlem Hellfighters: The Incredible Story Behind the Most Decorated US Regiment in WWI In his commencement address at Washington, D.C.’s Howard University in June 1924, almost six years after World War I ended, President Calvin Coolidge paid tribute to African Americans who had fought in it: “The colored people have repeatedly proved their devotion to the high ideals of our country. They gave their services in the war with the same patriotism and readiness that other citizens did. The records of the selective draft show that somewhat more than 2,250,000 colored men were registere...
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