Soldier who Defeated 32 Germans WITHOUT Bullets - Harlem Hell-fighters WW1

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Credit:
Show Created by Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London)
Script: Natasha Martell
Narrator:

Chris Kane

[Shephard]

When your enemy respects and commends you more than your own country does...

[MarineVeteran]

As a Marine veteran... I shall remember his name and tell future kids about him.

[will]

When he got home the doctors didn't help him because he was black. Died legless and homeless

[ARuiz-euhk]

Thats just ww1 bruh. You out of bullets, but mofos are still up and about. Grab that damn shovel and bayonets!!!

[ttill]

After all those injuries he was denied his Medical benefits and pension.

[onetruesaxon]

I'm white British and recently found out my great grandfather was a black American ww1 soldier who moved to Britain and married my great grandmother who was white Irish unbelievable

[stickgolden]

In my opinion, He got respect from his enemy more than his own country.😢

[remowilliams]

How they got his balls into a coffin is just as impressive. Rest in peace American warrior.

[tonyjones]

My great grandfather was one of these guys. When he passed away in the early 1970s he was buried with his “doughboy” helmet and his French combat medals. One of the toughest men I EVER met…!

[Lupintherd.]

Henry Johnson Summed up as a man :
" A hero to America, a hero to France, a man who died too young, almost a hundered years since passing we now honor him, may his name forever live on."

[Spitfiresammons]

It’s good to see Henry Johnson finally get the medal of honour after 97 years of campaigning for his bravery action and his story should be made a Hollywood movie.

[Nicky]

Henry Johnson is literally WW1's John Henry.

[spencerjones]

Thank you for not sugar coating the racial aspect of Henry Johnson’s story. So important for ppl to understand how poorly he was treated by his own country.

[tflynn]

He was a household name in our house. My kids knew who he was. Henry Johnson Blvd. in Albany NY is named for him. He absolutely should have received the Medal of Honor during his life, and a full military disability pension. He refused to give up because he was fighting for the man he was with, and the others behind him. He refused to be beaten, and so he wasn’t.

[Daniel]

Henry Johnson, a tragic American hero.
Simple History does a great job emphasizing such stories for all to learn and know.

[tyroneswartz]

To the people working on simple history, you all deserve praise for your hard work. Your videos are getting better. Past, present and future, the fighting spirit will die. Henry Johnson is the perfect example of said spirit.

[lightbluewaves]

From a land across the ocean
To the western front, where they served
Fought with courage and devotion
Preconceptions turned!

[EsquivadorDePala]

His unit got its homage in Battlefield 1, featuring the "Harlem Hellfighters" weapons kit and the codex entry with their history

[teax]

The Africa Americans get the last laugh against the racism in the US Army as The Harlem Hellfighters become one of the most celebrated African-American regiments of WW1.

[aporlarepublica]

Imagine fighting for a country (and a system) that despises you and treats you as a lower class person. I find it hard to conceive...