All-Black WWI Unit Receives Congressional Gold Medal More Than 100 Years After Service

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An all-Black unit of World War I fighters who fought German soldiers and American racism as part of a segregated U.S. Army more than a century ago will receive the Congressional Gold Medal. 

The Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Aug. 25.

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