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Honouring the Legacy of Major Charity Adams and the 6888 Battalion

Last Friday, King Edward’s School was honoured to welcome Stanley and Judith Earley, the son and daughter of Major Charity Adams, who visited the campus to see the blue plaque and other areas of the grounds connected to their family’s history.
 
They met with Chief Master & Principal Kirsty von Malaisé, spoke with staff and pupils, and reflected on the legacy of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion – the only predominantly African American, all-female unit to serve overseas in WWII, who were stationed at KES. Their story was recently brought to the screen in the Netflix film The Six Triple Eight, starring Kerry Washington as Major Charity Adams.
 
You may have caught the feature on the visit BBC Midlands Today last Friday.

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