“The Six Triple Eight” Movie re the US Military Refusing For 3 Years To Deliver Mail To Its Troops During World War II

[johnkarls]

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Coincidentally, there debuted on Netflix this past Dec 21 a true-life movie that “fits like a glove” with our focus book “Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad.”

It is described here in case those of our 232 members who RSVP for our Wed evening Jan 22 Zoom meeting on “Half American” would like to include a brief discussion of “The Six Triple Eight” movie in our Jan 22 Zoom meeting.

Produced by Netflix, "The Six Triple Eight" appears to be available only on Netflix – where it is easy enough to view for a whole month with a monthly subscription (CANCELLABLE AT ANY TIME) for $7.99 + tax.

[Do NOT be misled by “The Six Triple Eight” from Amazon.com for $1.99/2.99 SD/HD to rent or $7.99/9.99 to buy – IT IS A DOCUMENTARY.]

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Storyline per IMBd

In brief –

During World War II, 855 women joined the fight to fix the three-year backlog of undelivered mail. Faced with discrimination and a country devastated by war, they managed to sort more than 17 million pieces of mail ahead of time.

More fulsome –

During the height of the conflict in World War II circa 1943, difficulties in the war led to a change in priorities, and much of the mail previously reaching soldiers on the front lines has been halted. As warehouses begin to overflow with unfulfilled deliveries, soldiers' hopes are dashed as they lose contact with their families back home. To fix this problem, the 6888th Battalion the Women's Army Corps' all-Black battalion including over 800 female soldiers is sent to tackle the impossible challenge of sorting years' worth of backlogged mail. Even as military higher-ups hope to see the plan fail, the Six Triple Eight are determined to deliver hope to soldiers and families across the world.

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Director/Actors/Etc. per IMDb

Director – Tyler Perry

Writers – Kevin Hymel and Tyler Perry

Top Cast –

Kerry Washington as Major Adams
Ebony Obsidian as Lena Derriecott King
Milauna Jackson as Captain Campbell
Kylie Jefferson as Bernice Baker
Shanice Shantay as Johnnie Mae
Sarah Jeffery as Dolores Washington
Pepi Sonuga as Elaine White
Moriah Brown as Inez
Jeanté Godlock as Vera
Dean Norris as General Halt
Sam Waterston as President Roosevelt
Susan Sarandon as Eleanor Roosevelt
Oprah Winfrey as Mary McLeod Bethune
Gregg Sulkin as Abram David
Donna Biscoe as Emma Derriecott
Baadja-Lyne Odums as Susie
Jeffery Thomas Johnson as Colonel Davenport
Scott Daniel Johnson as General Lee