HARLEM HELL-FIGHTERS AND MARCHING BAND

I encourage all to read about the amazing, colored 369th Infantry in World War I, which fought under French command, due to American racism and segregation. At one time they were under fire for nearly a whole year, the longest in military history. I read a book called THE HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS and was extremely impressed by their mojo, moxie , esprit de corps, though having lived through hell, on every front! But, they had each other and were able to create jazz and spread jazz all over Europe, breaking down the rigid segregation the white Americans had sought to erect, in the process with Jim Europe, Noble Sissel, Bill "Bojangles " Robinson performing!