A. Faulkner Watts papers, 1941-1986.

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A. Faulkner Watts papers, 1941-1986.

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The collection documents several aspects of Watts's professional life, including the combat role of the all-black 369th Regiment in the Hawaiian Islands during World War II. Also included are research correspondence and photocopies of documents about the life and military career of General Alexandre Dumas, and correspondence with Haitian historian Jean Fouchard. Additional material include transcripts of interviews conducted in Jamaica and Trinidad on the African stick fighting tradition, and the Blyden Press files which illustrate the difficulties of a small independent black publishing concern.

2 lin. ft. (2 cartons).

fre,

eng,

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6681203

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Dumas, Thomas Alexandre, 1762-1806

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Watts, A. Faulkner, 1913-

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Born in 1913, A. Faulkner Watts was the unit historian for the 369th Infantry Regiment during World War II, and the founding president of Blyden Press, Inc. His translation of Haitian historian Jean Fouchard's book, Les Marrons de la liberteĢ, was published by Blyden Press under the title The Haitian Maroons. The author had a special interest in the life and military career of Alexandre Dumas, the mulatto general from St. Domingue (Haiti) and father of the French author by the same name. He also...

Fouchard, Jean, 1912-

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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 369th

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The 369th Infantry Regiment, formerly known as the 15th New York National Guard Regiment, was an infantry regiment of the New York Army National Guard during World War I and World War II. The Regiment consisted mainly of African Americans, though it also included a number of Puerto Rican Americans during World War II. It was known for being the first African American regiment to serve with the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. The regiment was nicknamed the Harlem Hellfighters, t...