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  • Congressional Gold Medal Awarded to Harlem Hellfighters

    Congressional Gold Medal Awarded to Harlem Hellfighters

    In mid-August, the Senate passed the Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act to award a Congressional Gold Medal to a Black infantry regiment known as the Harlem Hellfighters. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-117hr3642enr The Harlem Hellfighters, the 369th Infantry Regiment, are regarded as the most celebrated African American regiment in World War I, having fought against Germany’s forces longer than almost any other American…