The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, nicknamed the "Six Triple Eight", was a predominantly-Black, multi-ethnic battalion of the US Women's Army Corps that managed postal services. The 6888th
Members of the Battalion in a May 1945 parade honoring Joan of Arc where she had been burned at the stake
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Private Ruth L. James at the gates of the battalion's facility in Rouen during a 1945 "open house" attended by hundreds of other African American soldiers
The Six Triple Eight
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The Six Triple Eight is a 2024 American war drama film written and directed by Tyler Perry on the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-black, all-female battalion, in World War II. It is
6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
…with the working title of "6888: The Musical", with Blair Underwood as executive producer. Tyler Perry wrote, directed, and produced a Netflix film, The Six Triple Eight, based on the 6888 Postal Directory Battalion, starring Kerry Washington as Charity Adams. It was released in some cinemas and on Netflix in December…
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