The Harlem Hellfighters Quotes

“On December 27 land was sighted. They had reached France. The men were confined to the ship until New Year’s Day but were happy to be the first black unit to reach Europe.”
― Walter Dean Myers, The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage – The Inspiring True Story of the 369th Infantry Regiment in World War I for Children

“Many of the other white military units on the base defended the black soldiers, refusing to join in with the local racists. Northern white soldiers often refused to patronize white stores that refused to serve black soldiers.”
― Walter Dean Myers, The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage – The Inspiring True Story of the 369th Infantry Regiment in World War I for Children

“Black soldiers found themselves in a dilemma. On the one hand they were being trained to risk their lives in defense of the country, while on the other hand they were being told to accept their role as inferior citizens.”
― Walter Dean Myers, The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage – The Inspiring True Story of the 369th Infantry Regiment in World War I for Children