In the 2024 film, Kerry Washington plays Lt. Col. Charity Adams, the real-life commander of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Everett Collection Historical/Alamy ; Laura Radford/Perry Well ...
In 1945, the 6888th, an all-Black, all-female Army unit, made history by clearing a massive mail backlog to support troops during World War II. Their story remained largely untold for decades—until ...