Roger Cohen, The New York Times
Published: 01 Mar 2021 02:30 PM BdST
Updated: 01 Mar 2021 02:30 PM BdST The Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial in Romagne-Sous-Montfaucon, France, where the bodies of some Black Americans in the 369th Infantry Regiment were interred, Feb 25, 2021.The New York Times
The modest granite monument at the entrance to Séchault, a village in eastern France, commemorates the sacrifice of the US 369th Infantry Regiment, African Americans who came from Harlem to fight in the last months of World War I. A single word in brackets, “Coloured,” alludes to the official name of the New York National Guard unit from which the soldiers were drawn.