Germany Called Them Hellfighters 🔥
The 369th Infantry Regiment, famously known as the "Harlem Hellfighters," fought under French command due to the U.S.
military's reluctance to integrate Black soldiers. The Harlem Hellfighters distinguished themselves in battle,
spending 191 days in combat — longer than any other American unit — and earning the Croix de Guerre, France's highest military honor. France decorated them. France celebrated them.
France treated them as heroes. America brought them home and pointed them toward the Black section of town.
Racial discrimination against Black troops continued even after the army was officially integrated. 191 days in the trenches.
More than any white unit. France gave them their highest honor. America gave them Jim Crow.
The same men. Different countries. Different answers to the same question about what their lives were worth.
military's reluctance to integrate Black soldiers. The Harlem Hellfighters distinguished themselves in battle,
spending 191 days in combat — longer than any other American unit — and earning the Croix de Guerre, France's highest military honor. France decorated them. France celebrated them.
France treated them as heroes. America brought them home and pointed them toward the Black section of town.
Racial discrimination against Black troops continued even after the army was officially integrated. 191 days in the trenches.
More than any white unit. France gave them their highest honor. America gave them Jim Crow.
The same men. Different countries. Different answers to the same question about what their lives were worth.
