History students have undoubtedly heard the story of the famed World War I, the all-African American 369th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army, the Harlem Hellfighters. But did you know that apart from their heroic feet on the battlefield, its members, specifically the Harlem Hellfighter Regimental Band, left an even bigger impression by introducing the world to Jazz music?

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