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Photographs of the 369th Infantry and African Americans During World War I

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  • Aug 27 2010 1:57 PM

    Bob Benoit

     

    This resource was matched by a member of the Brokers of Expertise Standards Matching Team.
    Actually about African American regiment in WWI. Inspiring.

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This lesson, provided by the National Archives and Records Administration, relates to the powers of Congress to raise and support armies, Article I, Section 8, and to citizens' rights to equal protection of the laws in the 14th Amendment, Section 1. While the Great War raged in Europe for three long years, America steadfastly clung to neutrality. It was not until April 2, 1917, that President Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany. Among the first regiments to arrive in France, and among the most highly decorated when it returned, was the 369th Infantry (formerly the 15th Regiment New York Guard), more gallantly known as the "Harlem Hellfighters." The 369th was an all-black regiment under the command of mostly white officers including their commander, Colonel William Hayward. Less

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