Through the stories of a group of surviving veterans, examine the history of the first all-Black tank unit to see combat: their origins, the racism they faced and their courageous service in the European Theater of WWII.
EPISODE 1
First To Fight: The Black Tankers Of WWII
A group of African-American men who fought and died for the country that discriminated against them, during WWII, the 761st Tank Battalion made history as the first all black tank unit to see combat.
