The Harlem Hellfighters were an African-American infantry unit in WWI who spent more time in combat than any other American unit. Despite their courage, sacrifice and dedication to their country, they returned home to face racism and segregation from their fellow countrymen.
Only when the Harlem Hell Fighters returned to New York, victorious after the Armistice in 1918, were they welcomed home as heroes as captured on film with the famous parade up New York’s 5th Avenue.