The 369th Harlem Hellfighters Project at Columbia

Milvets is looking for interested History, American studies, African-American studies majors, or anyone interested in military history to come be involved in an exciting project to catalog, preserve and help tell the story of the Harlem Hellfighters. The369th was the first all African-American infantry unit in WWI.Columbia has, in cooperation with the Columbia Military community, begun to help preserve traces of the history of this amazing unit. Milvets needs interested students to help be involved in thisproject. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in theprocess of original historical research on an important subject. For those of us who might be considering a history major, orgraduate studies this is an opportunity to be involved in serious historical research. If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please contact us at columbia.mil@gmail.com. There are no specific qualifications other than a willingness to put in the time and effort to make this project a success.