“In February 1945, over 800 black women from the United States joined the U.S. Army and were sent to England to clear the three-year backlog of undelivered mail. Faced with racism and sexism from every direction, they managed to sort more than 17 million pieces of mail.”
Just finished watching Tyler Perry‘s movie - I recommend! Have tissues ready❤️ So good. There‘s also a documentary. Here‘s a #Toast🥂 to these courageous women. #25Alive
Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 1mo
Deblovestoread I second your recommendation! So good to see these women get the recognition they ❤️ 1mo
Daisey I watched the preview for this the other day and need to make time for it! It sounds so good. 1mo
Eggs @Deblovestoread 🙌🏻 So many great real-life stories that I think are incredible, especially during WW2❤️ 1mo
Eggs @Daisey They were women of strength and grace. 1mo
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