The documentary 761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers, featuring Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, is set to stream on Hulu + Live TV on February 22nd. Produced by Freeman and Lori ...

The documentary 761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers, featuring Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, is set to stream on Hulu + Live TV on February 22nd. Produced by Freeman and Lori ...

The Black separate tank battalion, known as the Black Panthers, served in combat during World War II for 183 consecutive days. (U.S. Army) The tank battalion was activated at Louisiana’s Camp ...

761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers premieres August 20 at 8 p.m. on The HISTORY® channel, a division of A+E Networks. For a deeper dive, visit history.com and the National Archives.

This powerful documentary will tell the true story of the 761st Tank Battalion, the first Black tank unit to serve in combat during WWII. Skip to Article. Set weather. Back To Main Menu Close.

Viewed close to 75 million times, it tells the largely unknown story of the all-black, all-woman 6888 postal battalion, the only such battalion to ever serve overseas during World War II.

All-Black Female WWII Battalion Will Receive Congressional Gold Medal. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion will be honored due to a bipartisan bill signed by President Biden on Monday. By.

Perspectives: 761st Tank Battalion the Original Black Panthers They were one of the army’s most effective tank units during World War II. Their unit motto was “Come out fighting”.

Tyler Perry tells the real-life story of an all-Black female army battalion from World War II starring Kerry Washington as a tough-as-nails Army commander.

The 6888th Battalion was the only all black women's Army unit sent overseas in WW II. Most of the 6888th worked as postal clerks, but others were cooks, ...

It’s a broadscale period drama that casts a spotlight on a neglected chapter of World War II history: The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion of the Women’s Army Corps was the only Black ...