Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 06:30pm

About The Event

Presentation of Harlem's Rattler's and The Great War

The Undaunted 369th Regiment and the African American Quest for Equality

By Prof. Jeffrey T. Sammons

The presentation will be followed by a Q&A and a reception.

Harlem's Rattlers and the Great War combines the "fighting focus" of military history with the insights of social commentary, it reveals the centrality of military service and war to the quest for equality as it details the origins, evolution, combat exploits, and postwar struggles of the 369th. The book describes as never before the details of the Harlem Rattlers' experience, the poignant history of some of its heroes, its place in the story of both World War I and the African American campaign for equality.

Jeffrey T. Sammons is a professor of history at New York University, where he has taught since 1989. He will be introduced by Hamilton Fish V, publisher of the Washington Spectator and grandson of Captain Hamilton Fish III late of the 369th Regiment.

This event is open to the public. Doors open at 6:15 pm.

Please RSVP by November 12 at 2014-18@flandershouse.org.

Hosted by the Government of Flanders, Belgium in partnership with New York University

// Flanders House The New York Times Building 620 Eighth Avenue, 44th Floor (between 40th and 41st Street) New York, NY 10018 //
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