Tyler Perry proudly stands with members of the cast and crew of his latest film, “The Six Triple Eight,” starring Oprah Winfrey, Kerry Washington and others. Perry wrote and directed the film. The true story is based on the U.S. military’s first and predominantly all-Black female unit deployed overseas during World War II from 1945 to 1946.
The U.S. Army’s 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion is recognized as the first predominantly all-Black female unit. During World War II they began to sort and distribute over 17 million pieces of backlogged mail.
Courtesy of National Park Service and Tyler Perry