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Women of 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion receive long-overdue Congressional Gold Medal
Descendants of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-Black, all-women unit in WWII, gather to receive the ...
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The only female unit to serve overseas in WWII gets a congressional medal 80 years on
The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for ...
Texas Public Radio2d
A Black, all-female WWII unit got a congressional medal 80 years after making history
The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for ...
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A Black, all-female WWII unit got a congressional medal 80 years after making history
Black organizations and civil rights figures, like Mary McLeod Bethune, pushed for Black women ... their surviving family members — gained more recognition for their groundbreaking service.
Iowa Public Radio2d
The only female unit to serve overseas in WWII gets a congressional medal 80 years on
Black organizations and civil rights figures, like Mary McLeod Bethune, pushed for Black women ... their surviving family members — gained more recognition for their groundbreaking service.
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Historical Black Women Educators Who Paved the Way
Credit: Educator Mary McLeod Bethune (1875 - 1955) sits at a desk, possibly in the Chicago Defender offices, 1942. Ms. Bethune wrote a regular weekly public affairs column for the newspaper.(Photo by ...
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Growing Up Maya Angelou
She said, “Mary McLeod Bethune, Eleanor Roosevelt ... Run me a bath, please.” Well, in my family, that’s really a very nice thing for somebody to ask you to do. Maybe two or three times ...