<description>&lt;p&gt;Major Charity Adams was the first African-American woman to lead a World War Two battalion. It was known as the Six-Triple-Eight (6888).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 6888 was a majority African-American women’s unit, the women sorted through mountains of post across Europe, using the motto: 'No Mail, Low Morale'.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Charity went on to become lieutenant colonel, the highest possible rank for women in her unit. She died in 2002.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Her son, Stanley Earley, speaks to Marverine Cole.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This was a Soundtruism production for the BBC World Service.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo: American Women's Army Corps Captain Mary Kearney and American Commanding Officer Major Charity Adams inspect the first arrivals to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Credit. Archive Photos/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The first African-American woman to lead a World War Two battalion

Major Charity Adams was the first African-American woman to lead a World War Two battalion. It was known as the Six-Triple-Eight (6888).The 6888 was a majority African-American women’s unit, the women sorted through mountains of post across Europe, using the motto: 'No Mail, Low Morale'.Charity went on to become lieutenant colonel, the highest possible rank for women in her unit. She died in 2002.Her son, Stanley Earley, speaks to Marverine Cole.This was a Soundtruism production for the BBC World Service.(Photo: American Women's Army Corps Captain Mary Kearney and American Commanding Officer Major Charity Adams inspect the first arrivals to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Credit. Archive Photos/Getty Images)

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Major Charity Adams and the Six-Triple-Eight

Major Charity Adams and the Six-Triple-Eight

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