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

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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. Ebony Doughboys Dover Delaware Veterans Day Parade 2015CRHSJROTC 2015CRHS JROTC 2015Ebony Doughboys Dover Vets memorial

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.

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

Ebony Doughboys-3 Centuries of Black Soldiers-Trenton Old Barracks Museum

“3 Centuries of Black Soldiers” is a  living history  timeline event. The narrative of these soldiers is told by re-enactors who portray black soldiers from the Revolutionary War to World War II.

The event in its 6th year is held annually at The Trenton Old Barracks Museum, Trenton, NJ.  Admission times are 9-5 Saturday February 28 and Sunday March 1st, 2015.

The Ebony Doughboys will tell the story of the 369th Infantry Harlem Hellfighters of WWI fame. The 369th Infantry in WWI was one of the few African American units that had their own officers and also a world famous Jazz band led by 1st LT.James Europe. The 369th never lost any ground to the enemy or had any of its troops captured by the Germans during its service in WWI.

Please come join us and learn more about this fascinating regiment. For more information on black combat units that served in WWI please click: www.ebonydoughboys.org