Screening of "Fighting on Both Fronts"

Join Cantigny Park and WTTW for a screening of an episode of Fighting On Both Fronts. After the episode, historians will discuss the program. This episode will air on PBS November 10th.

Fighting On Both Fronts: The Story of the 370th

This new film tells the little-known story of one of few African American regiments to have fought in combat during World War I a group of men from Illinois, largely from Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. They fought on two fronts: the war against the Germans and the war against racism and inequality. During a period when African Americans tirelessly fought for basic human and civil rights, these fighting soldiers marched off to war to show their patriotism and loyalty to the U.S. But when they returned from war they realized that, despite their sacrifices, the country still denied them civil rights.

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