Tuesday, October 24, 2023

NAPAC Museum to host free showing of ‘Six Triple Eight’

 

NATCHEZ, Miss. -- NAPAC Museum will host a free showing of the documentary, “Six Triple Eight” (2019), and a meeting with its director, James William Theres, at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at 301 Main St., Natchez. The documentary is about the only all-black female battalion to serve in Europe during World War II. It tells the story of the 855 Black women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion who cleared a three-year backlog of undelivered mail. They helped to deliver more than 17 million pieces of mail near the end of the war. For more information, call 601-445-0728.


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