The Hellfighters of Harlem: African-American Soldiers Who Fought for the Right to Fight for Their Country

The prevailing view that blacks were cowards excluded any consideration of enlisting them for military fighting duty in World War 1. But because the nation was ill-equipped and low on manpower at the war's start, black troops were called into active duty, including the 369th regiment rooted in...

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Published in:The Booklist (Chicago, Ill. 1969) Ill. 1969), 2002, Vol.99 (4), p.367
Main Author: d, Vernon
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Armed forces
Black people
Harris, Bill
History
Military personnel
Military reserves
Nonfiction
Soldiers
Staffing
War
World War I
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