Video and Audio
Every video and audio piece connected to Sergeant Perry Loyd, the 371st Infantry Regiment, and the Ebony Doughboys, gathered in one place: 10 pieces, in the order that tells the story best. Start with the author in his own words, or press play on any one of them.
Press play on the featured piece below, or pick anything from the “Watch next” list under it. Nothing plays until you choose it.
Hear Perry tell the story
1 of 10 · Video · 40:01
Creation Grounds · November 11, 2021
Why this matters
The only long-form interview in the collection in which the author, Perry W. James IV, tells his family history and the search behind the book in his own words.
Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab, leaves the Sergeant Rawhide site)WWI vet honored with Purple Heart a century later
2 of 10 · Video
HeartThreads · November 6, 2018
Why this matters
The 2018 ceremony at Fort Jackson where the Purple Heart was formally presented, a century after it was earned, in under two minutes.
Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab, leaves the Sergeant Rawhide site)Years later, family: veteran receives Purple Heart from WWI
3 of 10 · Video, on the publisher’s site
WIS · October 14, 2018
Why this matters
The same Fort Jackson ceremony as local news covered it, with Brig. Gen. Beagle and Perry James on camera.
Watch at the source (opens in a new tab, leaves the Sergeant Rawhide site)South Carolina man fights to honor forgotten WWI heroes
4 of 10 · Video
News 19 WLTX · November 9, 2025
Why this matters
Perry W. James IV, the grandson who accepted the Purple Heart, on his effort to see Black World War I soldiers properly honored and recognized.
Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab, leaves the Sergeant Rawhide site)Community honors forgotten WWI hero from Sumter County
5 of 10 · Video
WIS News 10 · November 11, 2025
Why this matters
The graveside ceremony at High Hills AME Church in Dalzell, where Sgt. Loyd is buried, as reported in November 2025.
Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab, leaves the Sergeant Rawhide site)VIDEO: Honor Overdue: The 100-year journey to Sgt. Loyd's Purple Heart
6 of 10 · Video, on the publisher’s site
WCSC Live 5 · November 12, 2022
Why this matters
A news video that traces the hundred-year path from the wound in 1918 to the Purple Heart in 2018.
Watch at the source (opens in a new tab, leaves the Sergeant Rawhide site)A Purple Heart, 100 Years Later
7 of 10 · Audio, on the publisher’s site
BackStory / Virginia Humanities · October 26, 2018
Why this matters
A public-radio segment on the same hundred-year path, with a full transcript at the source for anyone who would rather read it.
Listen at the source (opens in a new tab, leaves the Sergeant Rawhide site)LIVE 5 ALERT DESK: One-on-One with Raphael James, Perry James IV
8 of 10 · Video, on the publisher’s site
WCSC Live 5 · November 11, 2022
Why this matters
A full one-on-one conversation with Raphael James and Perry James IV, the longest piece in the collection after the interview, on the broadcaster’s own site.
Watch at the source (opens in a new tab, leaves the Sergeant Rawhide site)371st Infantry monument WWI
9 of 10 · Video
Art Collins · October 6, 2018
Why this matters
Ebony Doughboys reenactors locate the 371st Infantry Regiment monument in France, guided by a French farmer who is also a local mayor.
Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab, leaves the Sergeant Rawhide site)The 371st Infantry from OVER HERE: The Homefront During World War I
10 of 10 · Video
adamstarpictures · July 5, 2012
Why this matters
The only substantial documentary footage about the 371st Infantry Regiment itself, from SCETV.
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Continue the story
The full story, told at length by the grandson who lived its recovery.