The Six Triple Eight

The Six Triple Eight 2019 Released

Directed by James Theres

· 72 min

 

The Six Triple Eight 2019 Released

Directed by James Theres

· 72 min

 

This documentary includes interviews with the surviving six members from the 855 women of the SixTripleEight (6888 Central Postal Directory battalion), the first, and only, all-black female battalion sent to Europe during World War II. Their mission: clear the backlog of over 17 million pieces of mail stuck in warehouses in Birmingham, England and Rouen, France. They faced racism, sexism, and the Nazis. After dodging German U-boats, they arrived in... see more

This documentary includes interviews with the surviving six members from the 855 women of the SixTripleEight (6888 Central Postal Directory battalion), the first, and only, all-black female battalion sent to Europe during World War II. Their mission: clear the backlog of over 17 million pieces of mail stuck in warehouses in Birmingham, England and Rouen, France. They faced racism, sexism, and the Nazis. After dodging German U-boats, they arrived in... see more
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RELEASED
Apr 12, 2019
COUNTRY
US
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
English
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