Tag Archives: African American WWI heroes

Ebony Doughboys-WWI Re-enactors- New York Historical Society

The Ebony Doughboys were pleased to participate in a WWI Living History exhibit at the New York Historical Society representing the 369th Infantry commonly known as the “Harlem Hellfighters” The 369th Infantry was formerly known as the 15th New York National Guard based in Harlem NYC.

This famous unit of majority African American soldiers had one of the best combat records of any infantry unit that served in France during the great war.

For more information on this famous combat unit click: www.ebonydoughboys.org

Ebony Doughboys- WWI Reenactors-Newville Pa-WWI-GWA

The Ebony Doughboy’s were very busy the weekend of11/7/15. Two Elements of the Ebony Doughboys were attending two different events.

The Illinois contingent was manning the trenches as Red Hand soldiers in Newville, Pa. Our East Coast contingent was representing the state side soldiers of the 93rd Infantry Division in Dover Delaware’s Veterans Day Parade with Caesar Rodney’s JROTC. CRJROTC displayed outstanding military discipline and drilling skill.

The Fall event in Newville Pa is a WWI tactical combat reenactment. This event includes military vehicles, reenactors dressed in period WWI uniforms with weapons, participating in WWI trench warfare. This event is the premiere tactical event of the two that we participate in each year in Newville.

Both contingents of Ebony Doughboys portrayed their WWI counterparts with distinction while on the reenactment battlefield and on parade duty.

Ebony Doughboys WWI Re-enactors

Ebony Doughboys are a group of African American living historians who are focused on telling the story of the outstanding record of service of African Americans during the First World War. Founded in 2014, we are the offshoot of other African American reenactors who for many years educated and enlightened the public on the involvement of African Americans in WWI. We form an overarching structure for African American reenactors who hail from the east coast, the mid-west and the southern United States. For more information about our organization please visit our website at www.ebonydoughboys.org .