Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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. [2] It is based on the article "Fighting a Two-Front War" by Kevin M. Hymel.
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, nicknamed the "Six Triple Eight", was an all-Black battalion of the US Women's Army Corps (WAC) [1] that managed postal services. The 6888th had 855 women and was led by Major Charity Adams . [ 2 ]
In 2022, the battalion was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, and King was recognized in a ceremony in Las Vegas. [8] Their story became the subject of the Netflix film The Six Triple Eight, directed by Tyler Perry and featuring Kerry Washington. King was a main character and was portrayed by Ebony Obsidian. [8] [1]
The Six Triple Eight is a nickname for the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only U.S. Women’s Army Corps (WAC) unit of color stationed in Europe during World War II, according to ...
The Six Triple Eight, directed and cowritten by Perry, tells the true story of the only all-Black unit of the Women’s Army Corps to serve in Europe during World War II.
The Six Triple Eight, as the battalion was nicknamed, was tasked with sorting through 17 million pieces of undelivered mail in Europe and ensuring it was delivered to U.S. soldiers. At the time ...
Sarah Marie Jeffery (born April 3, 1996) is a Canadian actress and singer. She is best known for her work on the movie The Six Triple Eight and NBC series Shades of Blue and Disney Channel's Descendants franchise. [1]
With “The Six Triple Eight,” the self-made mogul — who leveraged his success to build a production studio on a former U.S. Army base outside Atlanta — has found a story ideally suited to ...