The Harlem Hellfighters: Directed by Mandla Dube. With Robin Roberts. It follows the Hellfighters through the eyes of three men: James Europe, Privates Henry Johnson, and Horace Pippin.
The Harlem Hellfighters Signing on for Uncle Sam When the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, Horace Pippin was almost 30 years old. Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania and raised in Goshen, New York, he left school after the 7th grade to help support his family. He took an array of ...
For the Hellfighters, like the war’s millions of soldiers, front-line combat was a nightmare of shelling, fear of chemical-weapons attacks, and the terror of going “over the top” – charging out of the trenches to face enemy fire. “For two nights they gave us shell fire and t...
Harlem in Writing Harlem Visual Art Salute to Harlem HellfightersFrequently Asked QuestionsWhat was the renaissance in Harlem?The Harlem Renaissance was when there was a lot of artistic and cultural activity among African Americans. This happened between the end of World War I and the beginning of...
Aiming to crowdfund a February 2020 shoot,Henry’s Couragetakes its cues from the historic, heroic tale of the Harlem Hellfighters, prolifically known as the first African American unit of the U.S. Army to engage in combat during World War I. ...