This documentary follows the story of the 761^st and includes images, film, and testimonies from historians and members of the first all-Black Panthers Tank Battalion. Beginning with a brief history of racism in the military, the film looks at the racism the soldiers faced when enlisting and throughout their training. There is even a story of in which Black soldiers face officers who belonged to the KKK. These instances pushed the 761^st to become the best performing battalion in the army. We then hear from the soldiers about horrors they saw while fighting in the war, and the terror they faced when liberating the Gunskirchen concentration camp. The story of the liberation is told from the perspective of both the liberators and survivors. When entering the camp Leonard Smith reflected that “you only thought about slavery, doing to black people, I didn’t something like that would happen to them. I didn’t know the Germans were that evil that they would want to do this to people.” While the soldiers were shocked by the conditions they witnessed, upon seeing their liberators, camp survivor Irene remembers: “I had never seen a black person before. And he comes right to me and gives me the bicycle with a big back of chocolate. I think this was the first time I was happy in many many, many, years.” After returning home, despite all their bravery and success in Europe, the soldiers faced a racist society and had to fight for their recognition until eventually earning commendation and working towards equality in the military and beyond.

This documentary provides an exceptional overview of all aspects of the 761^st battalion’s experience in the war. Including the testimony of several soldiers, this film follows the racism in the military, the 761^st role in the battle, their liberation of the concentration camps, and the fight for equality once they returned home.