Please join us for a screening of the documentary The SixTripleEight, a film about the only all-Black female battalion to serve in Europe during WWII.
The film will be followed by a presentation by James Theres, director of The SixTripleEight. Light refreshments will be served.
This event is free and open to the public.
About the Film
In February 1945, the US Army sent 855 Black women from the Women’s Army Corps (WACs) to England and France to clear the backlog of mail in the European Theater of Operations. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the SixTripleEight, was the only all-Black female battalion to serve in Europe during WWII. Confronted with racism and sexism from their own leadership and troops, they served with honor and distinction, completing their mission in six months. By the war’s end, the SixTripleEight had cleared over seventeen million pieces of backlogged mail, ensuring the troops stayed in touch with their loved ones back home. The last of the women returned home in March 1946. They were never fully recognized… until now.
In February 1945, the US Army sent 855 Black women from the Women’s Army Corps (WACs) to England and France to clear the backlog of mail in the European Theater of Operations. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the SixTripleEight, was the only all-Black female battalion to serve in Europe during WWII. Confronted with racism and sexism from their own leadership and troops, they served with honor and distinction, completing their mission in six months. By the war’s end, the SixTripleEight had cleared over seventeen million pieces of backlogged mail, ensuring the troops stayed in touch with their loved ones back home. The last of the women returned home in March 1946. They were never fully recognized… until now.
