The Harlem Hellfighters' Great War
2017
1h 30m
DocumentaryHistoryWar
Overview
Nicknamed the "Harlem Hellfighters", these African-Americans wanted to become ordinary citizens like everyone else. They saw fighting heroically in the trenches as their chance to achieve this. In 1918, the 15th New York National Guard Regiment became the most highly decorated unit of the First World War.
Director
François Reinhardt
Top Cast
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Philippe Baudoin
Musicologist, Jazz Historian
Barack Obama
Self
