Delivering Hope: Only one all-Black female WWII military unit was chosen to serve overseas

(The Dallas Examiner) –In the film Six Triple Eight, Kerry Washington portrays Capt. Charity Adams, an army captain of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion – the only all-Black female WWII military unit to serve overseas. While break barriers, the U.S. Women’s Army Corps unit has been asked to defy the odds and take on what appears to be an impossible mission.During the war, the military experienced a three-year backlog of mail, which included 17 million cards, letters and packages. Without mail from family and loved ones, the troops began to become discouraged, and morale began to decline. This also meant, when mail was not getting back home, their families worried about the soldiers even more.In February 1945, the 855 women of the 6888th battalion were deployed to Europe to sort through and deliver the mail in a country devastated by war during a global conflict. Moreover, they were given six months to clear the backlog.After reading what their mission would be, they initially feel that the military thinks they are only good enough to deliver mail.Six Triple Eight. Kerry Washington as Major Charity Adams in Six Triple Eight. Cr. Bob Mahoney / Perry Well Films 2 / Courtesy of...