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She was doubted.
She was restricted.
She was confronted.
She didn’t stop.
Does she look like she’d stop?
Major Charity Adams and the Six Triple Eight were “the best WAC unit ever sent into a foreign theater.”
She was restricted.
She was confronted.
She didn’t stop.
Does she look like she’d stop?
Major Charity Adams and the Six Triple Eight were “the best WAC unit ever sent into a foreign theater.”
A visiting General: “I’m going to send a white first lieutenant down here to show you how to run this unit.”
Major Charity Adams: “Over my dead body, sir.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/17/magazine/6888th-battalion-charity-adams.html?smid=tw-nytimesatwar&smtyp=cur
Major Charity Adams: “Over my dead body, sir.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/17/magazine/6888th-battalion-charity-adams.html?smid=tw-nytimesatwar&smtyp=cur
She ensured her soldiers stayed only in integrated hotels.
She stood up for them.
She defended them
She led them.
“This was one opportunity to stand together for a common cause.”
She stood up for them.
She defended them
She led them.
“This was one opportunity to stand together for a common cause.”
PFC Mary Bankston
PFC Mary Barlow
SGT Dolores Browne
Remember Six Triple Eight's Three Bs resting forever at Normandy.
PFC Mary Barlow
SGT Dolores Browne
Remember Six Triple Eight's Three Bs resting forever at Normandy.
Look at their flag.
Look at their faces.
Read their stories.
Know their triumph.
Remember the Six Triple Eight.
Look at their faces.
Read their stories.
Know their triumph.
Remember the Six Triple Eight.
