The 6888 Women from the Shore

Wed Mar 19 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm UTC-04:00

Charles H. Chipman Cultural Center | Salisbury

Beach to Bay Heritage Area
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The 6888 Women from the Shore
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To celebrate 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day the BBHA and others are hosting a program led by Dr. Clara Small.
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In World War II, 150,000 American women had enlisted in the military, but only four percent were African American. Initially, Black women were not allowed to serve in the Women's Army Corps (WAC), but pressure from activists like Mary McLeod Bethune changed this. This effort paved the way for the creation of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-Black battalion in the WAC under the command of Major Charity Adams that was tasked with various support roles including postal work. In February 1945 the 6888th Battalion was sent to Europe to sort an estimated 17 million pieces of mail. In doing so, they became the first and only all Black WAC unit sent overseas. Out of the 855 women that served in the 6888th, nineteen have connections to Maryland, four of which had ties to the Eastern Shore. In Maryland, March 9th is the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day.

To celebrate, the Beach to Bay Heritage Area, the Heart of the Chesapeake Heritage Area and the Maryland250 are planning a program on the women from the 6888th from the shore to be held at the Charles Chipman Center in Salisbury on March 19th at 7pm. The event is free and open to the public. Dr. Clara Small, Emerita Professor of History at Salisbury University will be leading the program.


The event is being held on the second floor of the Chipman Center. Stairs are the main way to reach the second floor, but there is an elevator available to use for those who may need it.

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Charles H. Chipman Cultural Center, 325 Broad Street, Salisbury, United States

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