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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > war, peace and terrorism > war and society > war and race > harlem hellfighters

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harlem hellfighters  

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  • As one of the most celebrated African American units of all time, the 369th Infantry Regiment's heroic performance in battle during World War I posed a direct challenge to American Army officials’ claim that blacks were unfit for front-line duty. In the interwar period, celebrations of the unit's achievements helped energize the civil rights movement as it adopted a more militant tone. [Source: Encyclopedia of War & American Society; Harlem Hellfighters]

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