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Meet the WWII Battalion of Black Women That Inspired an Army Base’s New Name
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only unit comprised entirely of Black women to have been deployed overseas during World War II, and it had served a critical function ...
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The 6888th Battalion’s Job Was Even Harder Than It Looks on 'The Six Triple Eight'
The Six Triple Eight, which is now streaming on Netflix, offers a long-overdue tribute to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only all-Black, all-female battalion to serve overseas ...
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The True Story Being The Six Triple Eight's All-Black & All-Female WW2 Battalion
Hymel, which itself went into detail about the contributions made by the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion of the Women's Army Corps. As depicted in the movie, the courageous real-life ...
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The black heroines of WWII: Netflix film The Six Triple Eight reveals role of US Army Major who faced racism as she led battalion tasked with sorting backlog of 17million ...
As the commander of 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion during the Second World War, 26-year-old Major Charity Adams had a lot on her plate. As well as facing sexism and racism from senior ...
80 years later, movie tells story of SC woman’s battalion during World War II
When Charity Adams Earley was sent across seas in 1944 , she was faced with a monumental task: Get millions of pieces of mail ...
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The Six Triple Eight: Tyler Perry’s worthy ode to an all-female battalion is a slog
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion certainly deserve a documentary – indeed, there have been several. This mainly black unit within America’s Women’s Army Corps were given the ...
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Tyler Perry honors a WWII Black women’s battalion in ‘The Six Triple Eight’
It's a broadscale period drama that casts a spotlight on a neglected chapter of World War II history: The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion of the Women's Army Corps was the only Black WAC ...
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commUNITY spotlight: WNY's connection to the film The Six Triple Eight
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Six Triple Eight is the latest war drama film about the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. It was an all-Black and all-female battalion in World War II. There is also ...
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Hayden was member of battalion feature in movie
Although she’s not in the movie, Pfc. Vivian Geneva Hayden of Owensboro, was a member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion that cleared a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail between ...
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Kerry Washington And Ebony Obsidian Reflect On 'Six Triple Eight': It Wasn't Just A Role-It Was An Assignment
The film Six Triple Eight spotlights the remarkable story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the first and only all-Black, all-female unit to serve overseas during World War II.
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Six Triple Eight Trailer Reveals Overlooked WWII Battalion In Upcoming Netflix Movie
Starring Kerry Washington, the film is based on the true story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, who was the ...
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'The Six Triple Eight' review: Kerry Washington shines in Tyler Perry's epic WW II drama
WHAT IT'S ABOUT The story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion gets a cinematic treatment from writer-director Tyler Perry. "The Six Triple Eight" follows the World War II unit ...