The Harlem Hellfighters' Great War

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.

Release Date

13 December 2017

90 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Musicologist, Jazz Historian