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The storied history of WWI's segregated Harlem Hellfighters
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June 19, 2026
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2:17Now PlayingAs we approach the nation's 250th birthday, PBS News is looking at some notable, but lesser-known, people and moments in American military history.
Of the more than 350,000 Black U.S. service members who served in World War I, 89% were assigned to labor support units due to discrimination.
But one segregated infantry regiment came out of the war highly decorated and renowned: the 369th Infantry Regiment, known as the "Harlem Hellfighters."
PBS News' Cecilia Lallmann explores the regiment’s storied legacy, from its beginnings as New York State’s first all-Black National Guard unit to its historic achievements during World War I.
This post was produced by Cecilia Lallmann, Shyla Duff, Julia Griffin, Travis Daub and Dan Cooney.
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