the 117th Congress of the United States, Public Law 117-38
“ In general.—Following the award of the gold medal in honor of the 369th Infantry Regiment, the “Harlem Hellfighters”, the gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it will be displayed as appropriate and made available for research. ”
the 117th Congress of the United States, Public Law 117-38
“ This Act may be cited as the “Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act”. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) When the United States officially entered World War I in April 1917, the Armed Forces were still segregated, even though African-American soldiers had served and distinguished themselves in every war since the Revolutionary War, and even the Colonial Wars preceding the American Revolution. ”
the 117th Congress of the United States, Public Law 117-38
“ The 15th completed its basic military practice training at Camp Whitman, New York. (4) To receive combat training, the 15th reported, on October 8, 1917, to Camp Wadsworth, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where it experienced many incidents of racial discrimination. ”
