1.4 Case Study: The ‘Harlem Hellfighters’
Some of the contributions to the First World War by African-American soldiers have only recently come to be publicly appreciated. One example is the ‘Harlem Hellfighters’ (or ‘Höllenkämpfer’ in German), a term given to them by the Germans on account of their tenacity.
Let’s start the case study by investigating a unique primary source: the wartime notebook of Horace Pippin.