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All-Black World War I Regiment Featured in New Documentary

A discussion with documentary filmmaker Mario Tharpe.

Aired 11/09/2017 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

All-Black World War I Regiment Featured in New Documentary

Clip: 11/9/2017 | 6m 16sVideo has Closed Captions

A discussion with documentary filmmaker Mario Tharpe.

Exploring the little-known story of an all-black infantry regiment from Chicago that fought in World War I. A discussion with documentary filmmaker Mario Tharpe.

Aired 11/09/2017 | Rating NR

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