The Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk held a re-designation ceremony to officially install the base as Fort Polk once again.

He was the first African American general in the U.S. Army. He commanded the 10th Cavalry Regiment and the 369th Infantry…also known as the Harlem Hellfighters. This man was not to be trifled with.

The 369th Infantry Regiment was constituted on 2nd June 1913 in the New York Army National Guard as the 15th New York Infantry Regiment. And would become known as the first ‘African-American ...

So began the three-page spread the New York Tribune ran Feb. 18, 1919, a day after 3,000 veterans of the 369th Infantry (formerly the 15th New York (Colored) Regiment) paraded up from Fifth Avenue ...

Unpacking the Stories Behind Artist Bisa Butler’s Portrayal of the Harlem Hellfighters Tips for teaching the layered World War I history of the 369th Infantry Regiment on their return from France ...

Much has been written about the “Harlem Hellfighters” of the 369th Infantry Regiment during World War I, but little is known about the unit in subsequent conflicts. This article recounts the ...

Located between West 142nd and 143rd Streets is the 369th Regiment Armory, a historic National Guard Armory built for the 369th Infantry Regiment, or “ Harlem Hellfighters.” ...

The 369th Infantry Regiment (above) overcame unimaginable discrimination and neglect to earn their infamous nickname The Harlem Hellfighters and become one of the most decorated units of World War I.

More recently, lawmakers honored the late Harlem Hellfighters this month at the 369th Infantry Regiment in Harlem, New York. Most of the members of the regiment, which was originally known as the ...

Soldiers of the 369th regiment of the American Army (Harlem Hellfighters) who won the Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action. Left to right.