Moore receives nod for assistance with 6888th Monument Project

The Department of Sociology’s Brenda L. Moore received a letter of appreciation from Commander Carlton Philpot, chair and project manager for the 6888th Monument Project. 

Commander Philpot and his committee erected a monument for the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion at Fort Leavenworth and spearheaded a campaign to petition for a Congressional Gold Medal for the Battalion. The Committee obtained permission from New York University Press to use materials from Moore’s book, “To Serve My Country, To Serve My Race: The Story of the Only African American WACs Stationed Overseas during World War II” to use in their presentations to Congress and in their educational materials about the 6888^th.

Moore’s book was the first comprehensive and documented study that laid an historical foundation of the 6888th for future researchers and students. The book serves as a blueprint for an upcoming Tyler Perry movie, “Six Triple Eight.”