When you think of World War II veterans, do Black women come to mind?
Historians say they should. Some 855 Black women were members of a unit known as 6888.
Odessa Taylor was one of them.
“Everything about World War II always talks about men, nothing about women. Even Black encyclopedias, they were just omitted,” James Marshall says. “These were young ladies when you see their faces. They did a phenomenal feat.”
Marshall is deeply proud of his mom’s service with the Women Army Corp. They made history as the only Black female unit to serve overseas during World War II.
Marshall will be part of
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