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Which streets did the Harlem Hellfighters march along during their New York homecoming parade?
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Harlem Hellfighters
Members of the 369th Infantry Regiment (Harlem Hellfighters) posing with their awards for gallantry in combat.
On February 17, 1919, the Harlem Hellfightersāthe 369th Infantry Regimentāmarched in a victorious homecoming parade through New York City. The regiment paraded up Fifth Avenue before continuing north along Lenox Avenue (now known as Malcolm X Boulevard), marching through the heart of Harlem to celebrate their return from World War I.1