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	'''''The Six Triple Eight''''' is a 2024 American ] film written and directed by ], on the ], an all-Black and all-female battalion, in ].<ref name=gritz>{{cite web\|title=Women Who Shaped History: How an All-Black Female WWII Unit Saved Morale on the Battlefield\|author=Jennie Rothenberg Gritz\|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-all-black-female-WWII-unit-saved-morale-battlefield-180981540/\|date=March 2023\|publisher=Smithsonian Magazine\|access-date=2023-02-23\|archive-date=2023-02-23\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223214923/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-all-black-female-WWII-unit-saved-morale-battlefield-180981540/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The film features an ensemble cast which includes ], ], ], Kylie Jefferson, ], ], ], Moriah Brown, ], ], ], ] and ].		'''''The Six Triple Eight''''' is a 2024 American ] film written and directed by ], on the ], an all-Black and all-female battalion, in ].<ref name=gritz>{{cite web\|title=Women Who Shaped History: How an All-Black Female WWII Unit Saved Morale on the Battlefield\|author=Jennie Rothenberg Gritz\|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-all-black-female-WWII-unit-saved-morale-battlefield-180981540/\|date=March 2023\|publisher=Smithsonian Magazine\|access-date=2023-02-23\|archive-date=2023-02-23\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223214923/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-all-black-female-WWII-unit-saved-morale-battlefield-180981540/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The film features an ensemble cast which includes ], ], ], Kylie Jefferson, ], ], ], Moriah Brown, ], ], ], ] and ].

		⚫	The film is based on the 2019 magazine article "Fighting a Two-Front War", by Kevin M. Hymel, on the contributions of the ], an all-Black and all-female battalion, in ].

	''The Six Triple Eight'' was released in ] on December 6, 2024, before its streaming debut by ] on December 20, 2024.		''The Six Triple Eight'' was released in ] on December 6, 2024, before its streaming debut by ] on December 20, 2024.

	==Premise==
⚫	The film is based on the 2019 , by Kevin M. Hymel on the contributions of the ], an all-Black and all-female battalion, in ].

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
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	~~The film begins in~~ ] ~~where a~~ mother waits ~~everyday~~ for news ~~about~~ her two sons ~~who are~~ serving overseas. Meanwhile childhood friends, Lena and Abram~~, reckon~~ ~~with~~ the difficulty of their budding romance (Lena is black and Abram is Jewish) in 1940s ], as ~~Abram~~ prepares to deploy. Abram dies shortly after ~~enlistment~~ ~~and~~ a heart-broken Lena vows to enlist ~~after her high school~~ graduation.		A ]n mother waits daily for news from her two sons serving overseas. Meanwhile childhood friends Lena and Abram face the difficulty of their budding romance (Lena is black and Abram is Jewish) in 1940s ], as he prepares to deploy. Abram dies shortly after commissioning as an officer pilot, so the heart-broken Lena vows to enlist upon graduation.

		⚫	On the train to basic training in ], Lena meets other enlistees who will become her friends. They are trained by ] and Lieutenant Noel Campbell. Despite being well-trained, the battalion is not given orders.

		⚫	One day, the West Virginia mother goes to the ] and tells ] that, across the country, no one is receiving mail from the war. ] meets with two high-ranking officers, Mrs. Roosevelt, and ] to discuss it.

			The general explains that mail is not being delivered because they have had to prioritize delivery of supplies. As a consequence, millions of letters and packages have piled up in hangars in Britain. Clearing the backlog has become a logistical nightmare that several units haven't been able to resolve, including a white women's unit. Bethune maintains, however, that the Black ] can do it, so Captain Adams' unit is finally given orders.

			The battalion has to cross a stormy Atlantic in the ocean liner {{SS\|Île de France\|\|2}} without naval escort. When they arrive in ], they face the racist commanding officer General Halt, who forces them to march through the city immediately upon landing to a disused, rat-infested, unheated ], which is to become their base.

		⚫	The newly promoted Major Adams and her second-in-command Captain Campbell are given six months to turn the school into a post office and barracks and clear a two-year backlog of undelivered mail. The deadline is intended to ensure their failure.

			Once the battalion has toiled to put together liveable quarters, a pristine mess hall and a well-organized mail sorting hall, the work can begin. One day Lena loses her composure upon seeing nonchalant handling of dog tags found in damaged letters. She breaks down to her friends, revealing her connection to Abram and how she never received any letters from him, so she knows first-hand how important their job is. Her friends promise to look out for any letter addressed to her and Major Adams tells Lena that her story has also made her realize the importance of their work.

			Along with a notification that their first two months of sorted mail was undeliverable, the battalion is asked to host African-American soldiers to boost morale. Lena sees Hugh there, who she had met previously. They start to dance, but she soon leaves upon hearing a song she associates with Abram. So they decide to be friends.

			When it is discovered that an occasional letter is opened, the battalion members point out various difficulties and challenges they face. These include multiple cases of identical names, multiple locator cards for soldiers as their units move, rats are damaging addresses and their contents and mold, among other things.

			After FDR's death, a white chaplain arrives, delivering a sermon which undermines Major Adams' qualifications and morals. Then, finding his extremely negative report on her, she has his things packed and sends him off.

			The same day that a letter from Abram to Lena is found, two women of their unit die from a bomb en route to the school. After their burial, Lena is able to visit his grave, where she reads his letter. In it, he tells her to live a long life, so she finally gets closure.

			General Halt visits the 6888, criticizing them harshly. As they work around the clock, the night shift is sleeping when he arrives. Halt is not allowed in the showers lest someone is showering. After he inspects the mail sorting area, he declares Major Adams incompetent and he will replace her with a white male.
⚫	On the train to basic training in ], Lena meets other enlistees who will become her friends. In ~~Georgia, the battalion is~~ trained by ] and Lieutenant Noel Campbell. Despite being well-trained, the battalion is ~~never~~ given ~~any~~ orders.

			Adams responds "over my dead body", on which she elaborates eloquently in the General's face, makes clear that she will not step down. The soldiers who heard the exchange remain standing at attention until she comes down to get them to start work again, whereupon they give the Major rousing applause.
⚫	One day, the West Virginia mother ~~travels~~ to the ] to ~~meet~~ ] ~~and tells her~~ that, across the country, no one is receiving mail from the war. ] meets with two high-ranking officers, Mrs Roosevelt, and ] to discuss ~~the situation~~. The general admits that mail isn't being delivered but explains that, despite assigning several units to the job, including a women’s unit, the task is a logistical nightmare, and they have to prioritise the actual fighting. Bethune maintains, however, that the Black ] is up to the task, and Captain Adams’ unit is finally given orders.

			As General Halt is trying to push Major Adams' court martial through, he hears cheers from his unit as their mail finally arrives. The 6888 successfully straightened the backlog of two years or 17 million pieces of mail in just 90 days, despite the challenges. They were later sent to Rouen, France, to clear another backlog. Lena later marries Hugh, living a long life.
⚫	In Europe, the battalion faces a racist commanding officer who has the unit cross the ocean in a private vessel without a military escort, march through town immediately upon landing, and assigned to a disused, rat-infested ] with no heating. The newly promoted Major Adams and her second-in-command Captain Campbell are given six months to turn the school into a post office and barracks and to clear a two-year backlog of undelivered mail, a deadline intended to ensure their failure. ~~Despite the challenges, the unit completes the task in just 90 days.~~

			The women of the 6888 were not especially appreciated when returning to US soil at the time. Much later, Michelle Obama oversees a ceremony honoring the 6888. Also, US Army Base Fort Lee was renamed partially in Adams' honor.
	While sorting through the mail, Abram’s last letter to Lena is found and she is able to visit his grave to say goodbye.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	{{castlist\|		{{castlist\|
	* ] as ]		* ] as ]
	* ] as ]		* ] as ]
	* ] as General Halt		* ] as General Halt
	* ] as ]		* ] as ]
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	* Baadja-Lyne Odums as Susie		* Baadja-Lyne Odums as Susie
	* Jeffery Thomas Johnson as Colonel Davenport		* Jeffery Thomas Johnson as Colonel Davenport
			* Nick Harris as Chaplain Clemens
	}}		}}

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	It was announced in December 2022 that ] would be writing and directing the film ''Six Triple Eight'' for ].<ref>{{cite web \|last=D'Alessandro \|first=Anthony \|title=Tyler Perry Sets Next Film At Netflix: ''Six Triple Eight'' About Only All-Black Female WWII Battalion \|url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/tyler-perry-netflix-film-six-triple-eight-1235199328/ \|work=] \|access-date=January 11, 2023 \|date=December 14, 2022 \|archive-date=January 11, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111210018/https://deadline.com/2022/12/tyler-perry-netflix-film-six-triple-eight-1235199328/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> The film is based on historian Kevin M. Hymel's article, "Fighting a Two-Front War", published in the February 2019 issue of ''WWII History'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tyler-perry-to-direct-netflix-six-triple-eight-1235282220/\|title=Tyler Perry Sets WWII Movie 'Six Triple Eight' at Netflix\|last=Galuppo\|first=Mia\|work=]\|date=December 14, 2022\|access-date=February 23, 2023\|archive-date=February 23, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223145428/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tyler-perry-to-direct-netflix-six-triple-eight-1235282220/\|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2023, the cast, including ], ], ] and ] was announced, with Washington also joining as an executive producer.<ref name="cast">{{cite web \|last=Grobar \|first=Matt \|title=Kerry Washington To Exec Produce, Star In Tyler Perry's Netflix WWII Pic ''Six Triple Eight''; Sam Waterston, Susan Sarandon & Oprah Winfrey Among Others Set \|url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/kerry-washington-oprah-winfrey-more-set-for-tyler-perry-pic-six-triple-eight-1235218544/ \|work=] \|access-date=January 11, 2023 \|date=January 11, 2023 \|archive-date=March 27, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327173048/https://deadline.com/2023/01/kerry-washington-oprah-winfrey-more-set-for-tyler-perry-pic-six-triple-eight-1235218544/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>		It was announced in December 2022 that ] would be writing and directing the film ''Six Triple Eight'' for ].<ref>{{cite web \|last=D'Alessandro \|first=Anthony \|title=Tyler Perry Sets Next Film At Netflix: ''Six Triple Eight'' About Only All-Black Female WWII Battalion \|url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/tyler-perry-netflix-film-six-triple-eight-1235199328/ \|work=] \|access-date=January 11, 2023 \|date=December 14, 2022 \|archive-date=January 11, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111210018/https://deadline.com/2022/12/tyler-perry-netflix-film-six-triple-eight-1235199328/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> The film is based on historian Kevin M. Hymel's article, "Fighting a Two-Front War", published in the February 2019 issue of ''WWII History'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tyler-perry-to-direct-netflix-six-triple-eight-1235282220/\|title=Tyler Perry Sets WWII Movie 'Six Triple Eight' at Netflix\|last=Galuppo\|first=Mia\|work=]\|date=December 14, 2022\|access-date=February 23, 2023\|archive-date=February 23, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223145428/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tyler-perry-to-direct-netflix-six-triple-eight-1235282220/\|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2023, the cast, including ], ], ] and ] was announced, with Washington also joining as an executive producer.<ref name="cast">{{cite web \|last=Grobar \|first=Matt \|title=Kerry Washington To Exec Produce, Star In Tyler Perry's Netflix WWII Pic ''Six Triple Eight''; Sam Waterston, Susan Sarandon & Oprah Winfrey Among Others Set \|url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/kerry-washington-oprah-winfrey-more-set-for-tyler-perry-pic-six-triple-eight-1235218544/ \|work=] \|access-date=January 11, 2023 \|date=January 11, 2023 \|archive-date=March 27, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327173048/https://deadline.com/2023/01/kerry-washington-oprah-winfrey-more-set-for-tyler-perry-pic-six-triple-eight-1235218544/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	Filming began on January 17, 2023, in ].<ref>{{cite web \|last=Steves \|first=Ashley \|title=Now Casting: Tyler Perry's ''Six Triple Eight'' Needs Talent + 3 More Gigs \|url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/now-casting-tyler-perry-film-75846/ \|work=] \|access-date=January 12, 2023 \|date=January 6, 2023}}</ref> Production also occurred in ] and at ] in February.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Marano \|first=Rebecca \|title=Six Triple Eight: New Netflix film starring Oprah Winfrey, Kerry Washington and Susan Saradon to be filmed in Little Germany, Bradford \|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/six-triple-eight-new-netflix-film-starring-oprah-winfrey-kerry-washington-and-susan-saradon-to-be-filmed-in-little-germany-bradford-4008625 \|work=] \|access-date=February 1, 2023 \|date=January 31, 2023 \|archive-date=January 31, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131214409/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/six-triple-eight-new-netflix-film-starring-oprah-winfrey-kerry-washington-and-susan-saradon-to-be-filmed-in-little-germany-bradford-4008625 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Findlay \|first=Cait \|date=2023-02-18 \|title=Duxford is location for Netflix film Six Triple Eight featuring Oprah Winfrey \|url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/gallery/duxford-used-location-netflix-film-26264126 \|access-date=2024-11-01 \|website=Cambridgeshire Live \|language=en \|archive-date=November 29, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241129090618/https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/gallery/duxford-used-location-netflix-film-26264126 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Filming took place in ] on March 28, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stewart \|first=Jeremy \|title=Tyler Perry shoots scenes for WWII-era movie in downtown Cedartown \|url=https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/polk_standard_journal/news/local/tyler-perry-shoots-scenes-for-wwii-era-movie-in-downtown-cedartown/article_f337628a-cd9e-11ed-8bf2-8311a029f54b.html \|access-date=2023-03-29 \|website=] \|date=March 28, 2023 \|archive-date=March 29, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329024850/https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/polk_standard_journal/news/local/tyler-perry-shoots-scenes-for-wwii-era-movie-in-downtown-cedartown/article_f337628a-cd9e-11ed-8bf2-8311a029f54b.html \|url-status=live }}</ref>		Filming began on January 17, 2023, in ].<ref>{{cite web \|last=Steves \|first=Ashley \|title=Now Casting: Tyler Perry's ''Six Triple Eight'' Needs Talent + 3 More Gigs \|url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/now-casting-tyler-perry-film-75846/ \|work=] \|access-date=January 12, 2023 \|date=January 6, 2023}}</ref> Production also occurred in ] and at ] in February.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Marano \|first=Rebecca \|title=Six Triple Eight: New Netflix film starring Oprah Winfrey, Kerry Washington and Susan Saradon to be filmed in Little Germany, Bradford \|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/six-triple-eight-new-netflix-film-starring-oprah-winfrey-kerry-washington-and-susan-saradon-to-be-filmed-in-little-germany-bradford-4008625 \|work=] \|access-date=February 1, 2023 \|date=January 31, 2023 \|archive-date=January 31, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131214409/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/six-triple-eight-new-netflix-film-starring-oprah-winfrey-kerry-washington-and-susan-saradon-to-be-filmed-in-little-germany-bradford-4008625 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Findlay \|first=Cait \|date=2023-02-18 \|title=Duxford is location for Netflix film Six Triple Eight featuring Oprah Winfrey \|url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/gallery/duxford-used-location-netflix-film-26264126 \|access-date=2024-11-01 \|website=Cambridgeshire Live \|language=en \|archive-date=November 29, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241129090618/https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/gallery/duxford-used-location-netflix-film-26264126 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Filming took place in ] on March 28, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stewart \|first=Jeremy \|title=Tyler Perry shoots scenes for WWII-era movie in downtown Cedartown \|url=https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/polk_standard_journal/news/local/tyler-perry-shoots-scenes-for-wwii-era-movie-in-downtown-cedartown/article_f337628a-cd9e-11ed-8bf2-8311a029f54b.html \|access-date=2023-03-29 \|website=] \|date=March 28, 2023 \|archive-date=March 29, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329024850/https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/polk_standard_journal/news/local/tyler-perry-shoots-scenes-for-wwii-era-movie-in-downtown-cedartown/article_f337628a-cd9e-11ed-8bf2-8311a029f54b.html \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	=== Music ===		=== Music ===
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	The ] was composed by ], who had previously scored 13 Perry films, starting with '']'' (2007), in collaboration with ] Joel C. High, film editor ], and music editor Johnny Caruso.<ref name="bmi">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/scoring-the-six-triple-eight-a-conversation-with-aaron-zigman\|title=Scoring ~~“The~~ Six Triple ~~Eight”~~: A Conversation with Aaron Zigman\|date=December 6, 2024\|publisher=]\|access-date=December 25, 2024}}</ref> For ''The Six Triple Eight'', Zigman was influenced by the ], as well as composers ] and ], with most of his creative process being done at the piano. The first cue written for the film was for the scene where the battalion come off the ship after arriving in Europe.<ref name="bmi" /> ''The Six Triple Eight (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)'' was released digitally on December 6, 2024, through ]. "The Journey", the song that plays over the film's end credits, was written by ] and performed by ], who also played guitar and piano on the track.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2024/11/her-six-triple-eight-song-diane-warren-interview-sound-and-screen-1236165232/\|title=In ~~‘The~~ Six Triple ~~Eight’~~, H.E.R. Sings ~~“Whitney~~ ~~Level”~~ Song, Says Diane Warren – Sound & Screen Film\|date=November 2, 2024\|first=Fred\|last=Topel\|work=]\|access-date=December 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/the-six-triple-eight-review-kerry-washington-exceptional-ensemble-black-women-yler-perrys-stirring-true-ww2-story-1236195776/\|title=~~‘The~~ Six Triple ~~Eight’~~ Review: Kerry Washington And Exceptional Ensemble Bring Honor To Tyler ~~Perry’s~~ Stirring True WWII Story Of Black Female Army Unit\|date=December 6, 2024\|first=Pete\|last=Hammond\|work=]\|access-date=December 25, 2024}}</ref> The ballad was previously used to soundtrack ]'s coverage of the ].<ref>{{Cite ~~web~~\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/h-e-r-the-journey-new-album-color-purple-gabriella-wilson-1234737547/\|title=‘I Was Afraid of This ~~Song’~~: H.E.R. on Her Big New Ballad\|date=May 18, 2023\|first=Brian\|last=Hiatt\|~~work~~=]\|access-date=December 25, 2024}}</ref> A music video, featuring H.E.R. performing in concert intercut with clips from the film, was released in November 2024.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/watch-her-diane-warren-the-journey-music-video-six-triple-eight-1236070725/\|title=H.E.R. Debuts Music Video for Diane Warren-Penned ~~‘Six~~ Triple ~~Eight’~~ Song ~~“The~~ ~~Journey”~~ (Exclusive)\|date=November 26, 2024\|first=Bryan\|last=Antunez\|work=]\|access-date=December 25, 2024}}</ref> For the ], Zigman's score was shortlisted in the category of ] while Warren's "The Journey" was shortlisted in the category of ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/oscars-shortlist-2025-wicked-emilia-perez-1236251130/\|title=Oscars Shortlist Announced in 10 Categories: ~~‘Emilia~~ ~~Pérez’~~ and ~~‘Wicked’~~ Lead the Charge; Strong Showings for ~~‘Dune~~ 2’ and ~~‘Gladiator~~ 2’\|date=December 17, 2024\|first=Clayton\|last=Davis\|work=]\|access-date=December 25, 2024}}</ref>		The ] was composed by ], who had previously scored 13 Perry films, starting with '']'' (2007), in collaboration with ] Joel C. High, film editor ], and music editor Johnny Caruso.<ref name="bmi">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/scoring-the-six-triple-eight-a-conversation-with-aaron-zigman\|title=Scoring "The Six Triple Eight": A Conversation with Aaron Zigman\|date=December 6, 2024\|publisher=]\|access-date=December 25, 2024}}</ref> For ''The Six Triple Eight'', Zigman was influenced by the ], as well as composers ] and ], with most of his creative process being done at the piano. The first cue written for the film was for the scene where the battalion come off the ship after arriving in Europe.<ref name="bmi" /> ''The Six Triple Eight (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)'' was released digitally on December 6, 2024, through ]. "The Journey", the song that plays over the film's end credits, was written by ] and performed by ], who also played guitar and piano on the track.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2024/11/her-six-triple-eight-song-diane-warren-interview-sound-and-screen-1236165232/\|title=In 'The Six Triple Eight', H.E.R. Sings "Whitney Level" Song, Says Diane Warren – Sound & Screen Film\|date=November 2, 2024\|first=Fred\|last=Topel\|work=]\|access-date=December 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/the-six-triple-eight-review-kerry-washington-exceptional-ensemble-black-women-yler-perrys-stirring-true-ww2-story-1236195776/\|title='The Six Triple Eight' Review: Kerry Washington And Exceptional Ensemble Bring Honor To Tyler Perry's Stirring True WWII Story Of Black Female Army Unit\|date=December 6, 2024\|first=Pete\|last=Hammond\|work=]\|access-date=December 25, 2024}}</ref> The ballad was previously used to soundtrack ]'s coverage of the ].<ref>{{Cite magazine\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/h-e-r-the-journey-new-album-color-purple-gabriella-wilson-1234737547/\|title='I Was Afraid of This Song': H.E.R. on Her Big New Ballad\|date=May 18, 2023\|first=Brian\|last=Hiatt\|magazine=]\|access-date=December 25, 2024}}</ref> A music video, featuring H.E.R. performing in concert intercut with clips from the film, was released in November 2024.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/watch-her-diane-warren-the-journey-music-video-six-triple-eight-1236070725/\|title=H.E.R. Debuts Music Video for Diane Warren-Penned 'Six Triple Eight' Song "The Journey" (Exclusive)\|date=November 26, 2024\|first=Bryan\|last=Antunez\|work=]\|access-date=December 25, 2024}}</ref> For the ], Zigman's score was shortlisted in the category of ] while Warren's "The Journey" was shortlisted in the category of ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/oscars-shortlist-2025-wicked-emilia-perez-1236251130/\|title=Oscars Shortlist Announced in 10 Categories: 'Emilia Pérez' and 'Wicked' Lead the Charge; Strong Showings for 'Dune 2' and 'Gladiator 2'\|date=December 17, 2024\|first=Clayton\|last=Davis\|work=]\|access-date=December 25, 2024}}</ref>
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	==Release==		==Release==
	In February 2024, ''Six Triple Eight'' was reported to be part of Netflix's 2024 release calendar, with a specific date yet to be announced.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/movies-shows-netflix-2024\|title=Next on Netflix: Your Ultimate Guide to the Movies and Shows Coming in 2024\|work=]\|date=February 7, 2024\|access-date=August 9, 2024\|archive-date=January 31, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131182455/https://www.netflix.com/tudum/movies-shows-netflix-2024\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/netflix-movie-dates-2024-1235810342/\|title=Netflix 2024 Movie Slate: Titles From Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Jerry Seinfeld & Woody Woodpecker; 'Beverly Hills Cop 4' Sets Release Date\|last=D'Alessandro\|first=Anthony\|work=]\|date=February 1, 2024\|access-date=August 9, 2024\|archive-date=February 1, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201141129/https://deadline.com/2024/02/netflix-movie-dates-2024-1235810342/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/black-history/tyler-perrys-upcoming-movie-six-triple-eight-commemorates-black-servicewomen-in-wwii/63-fad7e6af-2514-4132-81a5-44c04b6ee694\|title=Netflix, Tyler Perry to tell the story of heroic Black servicewomen in WWII\|last=Reynolds\|first=Genell\|work=]\|date=February 1, 2024\|access-date=August 9, 2024}}</ref> In August 2024, ~~it was~~ announced that the film, now titled ''The Six Triple Eight'', would be released in a ] on December 6, 2024, with a streaming release two weeks later on December 20 on Netflix.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Netflix Unveils Premiere Date, Teaser, First-Look Photos For Tyler Perry's 'The Six Triple Eight'\|website=]\|first=Matt\|last=Grobar\|date=28 August 2024\|access-date=24 August 2024\|url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/six-triple-eight-premiere-date-teaser-unveiled-netflix-1236071435/\|archive-date=December 2, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202114001/https://deadline.com/2024/10/six-triple-eight-premiere-date-teaser-unveiled-netflix-1236071435/\|url-status=live}}</ref>		In February 2024, ''Six Triple Eight'' was reported to be part of Netflix's 2024 release calendar, with a specific date yet to be announced.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/movies-shows-netflix-2024\|title=Next on Netflix: Your Ultimate Guide to the Movies and Shows Coming in 2024\|work=]\|date=February 7, 2024\|access-date=August 9, 2024\|archive-date=January 31, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131182455/https://www.netflix.com/tudum/movies-shows-netflix-2024\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/netflix-movie-dates-2024-1235810342/\|title=Netflix 2024 Movie Slate: Titles From Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Jerry Seinfeld & Woody Woodpecker; 'Beverly Hills Cop 4' Sets Release Date\|last=D'Alessandro\|first=Anthony\|work=]\|date=February 1, 2024\|access-date=August 9, 2024\|archive-date=February 1, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201141129/https://deadline.com/2024/02/netflix-movie-dates-2024-1235810342/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/black-history/tyler-perrys-upcoming-movie-six-triple-eight-commemorates-black-servicewomen-in-wwii/63-fad7e6af-2514-4132-81a5-44c04b6ee694\|title=Netflix, Tyler Perry to tell the story of heroic Black servicewomen in WWII\|last=Reynolds\|first=Genell\|work=]\|date=February 1, 2024\|access-date=August 9, 2024}}</ref> In August 2024, Netflix announced that the film, now titled ''The Six Triple Eight'', would be released in a ] on December 6, 2024, with a streaming release two weeks later on December 20 on Netflix.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Netflix Unveils Premiere Date, Teaser, First-Look Photos For Tyler Perry's 'The Six Triple Eight'\|website=]\|first=Matt\|last=Grobar\|date=28 August 2024\|access-date=24 August 2024\|url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/six-triple-eight-premiere-date-teaser-unveiled-netflix-1236071435/\|archive-date=December 2, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202114001/https://deadline.com/2024/10/six-triple-eight-premiere-date-teaser-unveiled-netflix-1236071435/\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Reception==		==Reception==
	===Critical reception===		===Critical reception===
	~~''The Six Triple Eight'' received mixed reviews from critics.~~ {{~~Rotten Tomatoes~~ prose\|~~50\|5.4\|42~~\|ref=~~y\|access-date=December 25, 2024~~}} {{~~Metacritic~~ film ~~prose~~\|52\|13\|ref=y\|access-date=~~December 24,~~ 2024}}		{{RT data\|prose\|consensus=\|ref=yes}} {{MC film\|51\|14\|ref=yes\|access-date=2024-12-26}}

	Film critic Peter Debruge from '']'' gave it a positive review, writing: "''The Six Triple Eight'' gives Perry his best and most substantial feature to date (only 2010's ensemble melodrama '']'' comes close)... The film boasts a large enough cast to launch a dozen or so careers, and yet, one performance stands head and shoulders above the others: That would be Washington's forceful turn as Adams, who holds her own against arrogant white officers."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/the-six-triple-eight-review-tyler-perry-1236238165/\|title='The Six Triple Eight' Review: A Battalion of Black Women Makes History in Tyler Perry's Best Film Yet\|work=]\|first=Peter\|last=Debruge\|date=December 6, 2024\|access-date=December 7, 2024\|archive-date=December 7, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207070054/https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/the-six-triple-eight-review-tyler-perry-1236238165/\|url-status=live}}</ref> ] from '']'' also gave it a positive review, praising Obsidian and Washington' performances.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-six-triple-eight-review-kerry-washington-tyler-perry-netflix-1236078485/\|title='The Six Triple Eight' Review: Kerry Washington Commands Tyler Perry's Rousing World War II Drama for Netflix\|work=]\|first=Frank\|last=Scheck\|date=December 6, 2024\|access-date=December 7, 2024\|archive-date=December 7, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207085424/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-six-triple-eight-review-kerry-washington-tyler-perry-netflix-1236078485/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Jesse Hassenger from '']'' gave it 2/5 stars, writing: "Kerry Washington hams it up in the writer-director's stodgy ode to a battalion of women in the second world war who deserve far better".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/06/the-six-triple-eight-movie-review-tyler-perry\|title=The Six Triple Eight review – Tyler Perry's war movie is another bomb\|first=Jesse\|last=Hassenger\|date=December 6, 2024\|work=]\|access-date=December 24, 2024}}</ref>		Film critic Peter Debruge from '']'' gave it a positive review, writing: "''The Six Triple Eight'' gives Perry his best and most substantial feature to date (only 2010's ensemble melodrama '']'' comes close)... The film boasts a large enough cast to launch a dozen or so careers, and yet, one performance stands head and shoulders above the others: That would be Washington's forceful turn as Adams, who holds her own against arrogant white officers."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/the-six-triple-eight-review-tyler-perry-1236238165/\|title='The Six Triple Eight' Review: A Battalion of Black Women Makes History in Tyler Perry's Best Film Yet\|work=]\|first=Peter\|last=Debruge\|date=December 6, 2024\|access-date=December 7, 2024\|archive-date=December 7, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207070054/https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/the-six-triple-eight-review-tyler-perry-1236238165/\|url-status=live}}</ref> ] from '']'' also gave it a positive review, praising Obsidian and Washington's performances.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-six-triple-eight-review-kerry-washington-tyler-perry-netflix-1236078485/\|title='The Six Triple Eight' Review: Kerry Washington Commands Tyler Perry's Rousing World War II Drama for Netflix\|work=]\|first=Frank\|last=Scheck\|date=December 6, 2024\|access-date=December 7, 2024\|archive-date=December 7, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207085424/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-six-triple-eight-review-kerry-washington-tyler-perry-netflix-1236078485/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Jesse Hassenger from '']'' gave it 2/5 stars, writing: "Kerry Washington hams it up in the writer-director's stodgy ode to a battalion of women in the second world war who deserve far better".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/06/the-six-triple-eight-movie-review-tyler-perry\|title=The Six Triple Eight review – Tyler Perry's war movie is another bomb\|first=Jesse\|last=Hassenger\|date=December 6, 2024\|work=]\|access-date=December 24, 2024}}</ref>

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2024 film by Tyler Perry

The Six Triple Eight
Release poster
Directed by	Tyler Perry
Written by	Tyler Perry
Based on	"Fighting a Two-Front War" by Kevin M. Hymel
Produced by	Keri Selig Carlota Espinosa Tony Strickland Angi Bones Nicole Avant Tyler Perry
Starring	Kerry Washington Ebony Obsidian Dean Norris Sam Waterston Oprah Winfrey
Cinematography	Michael Watson
Edited by	Maysie Hoy
Music by	Aaron Zigman
Production companies	Tyler Perry Studios Mandalay Pictures Intuition Her Excellency Productions
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	December 6, 2024 (2024-12-06) (United States) December 20, 2024 (2024-12-20) (Netflix)
Running time	127 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Six Triple Eight is a 2024 American war drama film written and directed by Tyler Perry, on the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-Black and all-female battalion, in World War II. The film features an ensemble cast which includes Kerry Washington, Ebony Obsidian, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Shanice Shantay, Sarah Jeffery, Pepi Sonuga, Moriah Brown, Gregg Sulkin, Susan Sarandon, Dean Norris, Sam Waterston and Oprah Winfrey.

The film is based on the 2019 magazine article "Fighting a Two-Front War", by Kevin M. Hymel, on the contributions of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-Black and all-female battalion, in World War II.

The Six Triple Eight was released in select cinemas on December 6, 2024, before its streaming debut by Netflix on December 20, 2024.

Plot

A West Virginian mother waits daily for news from her two sons serving overseas. Meanwhile childhood friends Lena and Abram face the difficulty of their budding romance (Lena is black and Abram is Jewish) in 1940s Philadelphia, as he prepares to deploy. Abram dies shortly after commissioning as an officer pilot, so the heart-broken Lena vows to enlist upon graduation.

On the train to basic training in Georgia, Lena meets other enlistees who will become her friends. They are trained by Captain Charity Adams and Lieutenant Noel Campbell. Despite being well-trained, the battalion is not given orders.

One day, the West Virginia mother goes to the White House and tells Eleanor Roosevelt that, across the country, no one is receiving mail from the war. President Roosevelt meets with two high-ranking officers, Mrs. Roosevelt, and Mary MacLeod Bethune to discuss it.

The general explains that mail is not being delivered because they have had to prioritize delivery of supplies. As a consequence, millions of letters and packages have piled up in hangars in Britain. Clearing the backlog has become a logistical nightmare that several units haven't been able to resolve, including a white women's unit. Bethune maintains, however, that the Black Women's Army Corps can do it, so Captain Adams' unit is finally given orders.

The battalion has to cross a stormy Atlantic in the ocean liner Île de France without naval escort. When they arrive in Glasgow, they face the racist commanding officer General Halt, who forces them to march through the city immediately upon landing to a disused, rat-infested, unheated boarding school, which is to become their base.

The newly promoted Major Adams and her second-in-command Captain Campbell are given six months to turn the school into a post office and barracks and clear a two-year backlog of undelivered mail. The deadline is intended to ensure their failure.

Once the battalion has toiled to put together liveable quarters, a pristine mess hall and a well-organized mail sorting hall, the work can begin. One day Lena loses her composure upon seeing nonchalant handling of dog tags found in damaged letters. She breaks down to her friends, revealing her connection to Abram and how she never received any letters from him, so she knows first-hand how important their job is. Her friends promise to look out for any letter addressed to her and Major Adams tells Lena that her story has also made her realize the importance of their work.

Along with a notification that their first two months of sorted mail was undeliverable, the battalion is asked to host African-American soldiers to boost morale. Lena sees Hugh there, who she had met previously. They start to dance, but she soon leaves upon hearing a song she associates with Abram. So they decide to be friends.

When it is discovered that an occasional letter is opened, the battalion members point out various difficulties and challenges they face. These include multiple cases of identical names, multiple locator cards for soldiers as their units move, rats are damaging addresses and their contents and mold, among other things.

After FDR's death, a white chaplain arrives, delivering a sermon which undermines Major Adams' qualifications and morals. Then, finding his extremely negative report on her, she has his things packed and sends him off.

The same day that a letter from Abram to Lena is found, two women of their unit die from a bomb en route to the school. After their burial, Lena is able to visit his grave, where she reads his letter. In it, he tells her to live a long life, so she finally gets closure.

General Halt visits the 6888, criticizing them harshly. As they work around the clock, the night shift is sleeping when he arrives. Halt is not allowed in the showers lest someone is showering. After he inspects the mail sorting area, he declares Major Adams incompetent and he will replace her with a white male.

Adams responds "over my dead body", on which she elaborates eloquently in the General's face, makes clear that she will not step down. The soldiers who heard the exchange remain standing at attention until she comes down to get them to start work again, whereupon they give the Major rousing applause.

As General Halt is trying to push Major Adams' court martial through, he hears cheers from his unit as their mail finally arrives. The 6888 successfully straightened the backlog of two years or 17 million pieces of mail in just 90 days, despite the challenges. They were later sent to Rouen, France, to clear another backlog. Lena later marries Hugh, living a long life.

The women of the 6888 were not especially appreciated when returning to US soil at the time. Much later, Michelle Obama oversees a ceremony honoring the 6888. Also, US Army Base Fort Lee was renamed partially in Adams' honor.

Cast

Kerry Washington as Major Charity Adams
Ebony Obsidian as Lena Derriecott Bell King
Dean Norris as General Halt
Sam Waterston as Franklin Roosevelt
Oprah Winfrey as Mary McLeod Bethune
Susan Sarandon as Eleanor Roosevelt
Milauna Jackson as Captain Noel Campbell
Kylie Jefferson as Bernice Baker
Shanice Shantay as Johnnie Mae Burton
Sarah Jeffery as Dolores Washington
Pepi Sonuga as Elaine White
Sarah Helbringer as Mary Kathryn
Jay Reeves as Private Hugh Bell
Jeanté Godlock as Vera Scott
Moriah Brown as Inez Bright
Gregg Sulkin as Abram David
Donna Biscoe as Emma Derriecott
Baadja-Lyne Odums as Susie
Jeffery Thomas Johnson as Colonel Davenport
Nick Harris as Chaplain Clemens

Production

It was announced in December 2022 that Tyler Perry would be writing and directing the film Six Triple Eight for Netflix. The film is based on historian Kevin M. Hymel's article, "Fighting a Two-Front War", published in the February 2019 issue of WWII History magazine. In January 2023, the cast, including Kerry Washington, Sam Waterston, Susan Sarandon and Oprah Winfrey was announced, with Washington also joining as an executive producer.

Filming began on January 17, 2023, in Atlanta. Production also occurred in Little Germany, Bradford and at Imperial War Museum Duxford in February. Filming took place in Cedartown, Georgia on March 28, 2023.

Music

The Six Triple Eight (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)

Film score by Aaron Zigman

Released

December 6, 2024 (2024-12-06)

Length

53:59

Label

Netflix Music

Producer

Aaron Zigman
Tyler Perry
Joel C. High

Aaron Zigman chronology

Zigman: Émigré
(2024)

The Six Triple Eight (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)
(2024)

The film score was composed by Aaron Zigman, who had previously scored 13 Perry films, starting with Why Did I Get Married? (2007), in collaboration with music supervisor Joel C. High, film editor Maysie Hoy, and music editor Johnny Caruso. For The Six Triple Eight, Zigman was influenced by the big band era, as well as composers Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber, with most of his creative process being done at the piano. The first cue written for the film was for the scene where the battalion come off the ship after arriving in Europe. The Six Triple Eight (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) was released digitally on December 6, 2024, through Netflix Music. "The Journey", the song that plays over the film's end credits, was written by Diane Warren and performed by H.E.R., who also played guitar and piano on the track. The ballad was previously used to soundtrack ESPN's coverage of the 2023 NBA Finals. A music video, featuring H.E.R. performing in concert intercut with clips from the film, was released in November 2024. For the 97th Academy Awards, Zigman's score was shortlisted in the category of Best Original Score while Warren's "The Journey" was shortlisted in the category of Best Original Song.

All tracks are written by Aaron Zigman.

*The Six Triple Eight (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Trenches"	2:55
2.	"Kiss Me"	1:38
3.	"Mail Delivery"	1:02
4.	"Abram Letter"	1:52
5.	"Boarding the Train"	1:15
6.	"Women Arriving at Camp"	2:49
7.	"Capt. Adams Addresses the Troops"	2:14
8.	"Eleanor Roosevelt"	0:58
9.	"Gas Chamber"	2:03
10.	"Mary McLeod Bethune Speaks"	2:09
11.	"Training Montage"	1:19
12.	"Movie Theatre Confrontation"	1:29
13.	"Orders"	0:54
14.	"Appropriate Accommodations"	1:04
15.	"Flashback"	0:50
16.	"Arriving in England"	4:20
17.	"This Is Our Mission"	1:25
18.	"Letters and Friendship"	1:15
19.	"Lena, You're a Soldier"	1:27
20.	"Jigsaw Puzzle"	1:44
21.	"Evil Women"	1:18
22.	"Lena Has a Realization"	2:03
23.	"UEXB"	0:51
24.	"Abram's Letter"	1:12
25.	"Finding Abram"	4:26
26.	"General Calls HQ"	4:28
27.	"Bonus Track"	4:27

Release

In February 2024, Six Triple Eight was reported to be part of Netflix's 2024 release calendar, with a specific date yet to be announced. In August 2024, Netflix announced that the film, now titled The Six Triple Eight, would be released in a limited theatrical release on December 6, 2024, with a streaming release two weeks later on December 20 on Netflix.

Reception

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 50% of 42 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.4/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 51 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.

Film critic Peter Debruge from Variety gave it a positive review, writing: "The Six Triple Eight gives Perry his best and most substantial feature to date (only 2010's ensemble melodrama For Colored Girls comes close)... The film boasts a large enough cast to launch a dozen or so careers, and yet, one performance stands head and shoulders above the others: That would be Washington's forceful turn as Adams, who holds her own against arrogant white officers." Frank Scheck from The Hollywood Reporter also gave it a positive review, praising Obsidian and Washington's performances. Jesse Hassenger from The Guardian gave it 2/5 stars, writing: "Kerry Washington hams it up in the writer-director's stodgy ode to a battalion of women in the second world war who deserve far better".

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
Hollywood Music in Media Awards	November 20, 2024	Original Score – Feature Film	Aaron Zigman	Nominated
Hollywood Music in Media Awards	November 20, 2024	Best Original Song – Feature Film	"The Journey" – Diane Warren; Performed by H.E.R.	Won
Celebration of Cinema and Television	December 9, 2024	Icon Award	Tyler Perry	Won
African-American Film Critics Association	February 19, 2025	Beacon Award	Nicole Avant	Honored

Notes

Also for The Black Godfather

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The Six Triple Eight at IMDb

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Books

Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings

v t e Eleanor Roosevelt
Chairwoman, Presidential Commission on the Status of Women (1961–1962) 34th First Lady of the United States (1933–1945)
United Nations	United States delegate, United Nations General Assembly (1946–1952) United Nations Commission on Human Rights (1947–1953, Chairperson 1946–1951) Universal Declaration of Human Rights Drafting committee Human Rights Day
First Lady of the United States	"My Day" daily newspaper column, 1935–1962 Co-Chair, Office of Civilian Defense Marian Anderson Lincoln Memorial Concert Tuskegee Airmen flight Arthurdale and Eleanor, West Virginia American Youth Congress National Youth Administration Black Cabinet 1940 Democratic National Convention speech Women in Defense Freedom House
Other events	First Lady of New York Presidential Commission on the Status of Women National Organization for Women Encampment for Citizenship
Life and homes	Val-Kill National Historic Site Val-Kill Industries Campobello home Franklin D. Roosevelt's paralytic illness Hyde Park home and gravesite
Legacy	Roosevelt Institute Roosevelt Institute Campus Network Roosevelt Study Center Eleanor Roosevelt Monument Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights Statue at the Franklin Roosevelt Memorial Eleanor Roosevelt College USS Roosevelt Marian Anderson: the Lincoln Memorial Concert (1939 film) Sunrise at Campobello (1958 play, 1960 film) The Eleanor Roosevelt Story (1965 film) Eleanor and Franklin (1971 biography) Eleanor: The Years Alone (1972 biography) Eleanor and Franklin (1976 film) Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977 film) Backstairs at the White House (1979 miniseries) The Roosevelts (2014 documentary) The First Lady (2022 TV series) FDR (2023 miniseries) The Six Triple Eight (2024 film)
Related	United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights International Bill of Human Rights International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Morgenthau Plan Lorena Hickok
Roosevelt family	Franklin D. Roosevelt (husband presidency 1933–1941 presidency 1941–1945) Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (daughter) James Roosevelt II (son) Elliott Roosevelt (son) Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. (son) John Roosevelt II (son) Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves (granddaughter) Curtis Roosevelt (grandson) Sara Delano Roosevelt (granddaughter) Franklin Delano Roosevelt III (grandson) John Roosevelt Boettiger (grandson) James Roosevelt III (grandson) Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt (father) Anna Hall Roosevelt (mother) Hall Roosevelt (brother) Theodore Roosevelt Sr. (grandfather) Martha Stewart Bulloch (grandmother) Theodore Roosevelt (uncle presidency) Bamie Roosevelt (aunt) Fala (family dog)

v t e Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd President of the United States (1933–1945) 44th Governor of New York (1929–1932) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1913–1920) New York State Senator (1911–1913)
Presidency (timeline)	Transition Inaugurations (1st 2nd 3rd 4th) First and second terms Third and fourth terms Foreign policy New Deal overview New Deal coalition First 100 days Second New Deal Federal Emergency Relief Administration Civilian Conservation Corps Agricultural Adjustment Act Emergency Banking Act Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944 Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Tennessee Valley Authority National Labor Relations Act of 1935 National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 Public Works Administration National Recovery Administration Works Progress Administration National Youth Administration Social Security Act Aid to Families with Dependent Children Communications Act of 1934 Federal Communications Commission Securities and Exchange Commission Monetary gold ownership Gold Reserve Act Silver seizure Record on civil rights Defense industry non-discrimination Fair Employment Practice Committee Indian Reorganization Act Executive Orders 9066, 9102 War Relocation Authority Japanese American internment German-American internment Italian-American internment Brownlow Committee Executive Office of the President G.I. Bill of Rights Cullen–Harrison Act Roerich Pact Four Freedoms Four Freedoms Monument Black Cabinet Jefferson's Birthday holiday Jefferson Memorial Judicial Court-Packing Bill Cannabis policy Federal Judicial appointments Supreme Court Harlan F. Stone Supreme Court nomination Wiley Rutledge Supreme Court nomination Cabinet "Brain Trust" March of Dimes Modern Oval Office Official car Criticism Franksgiving Executive Orders Presidential Proclamations
Presidential foreign policy	Banana Wars U.S. occupation of Nicaragua, 1912–1933 U.S. occupation of Haiti, 1915–1934 Good Neighbor Policy (1933–1945) Montevideo Convention (1933) Second London Naval Treaty (1936) ABCD line (1940) Export Control Act Four Policemen Destroyers-for-bases deal Lend-Lease 1940 Selective Service Act Hull note Atlantic Charter (1941) Military history of the United States during World War II Home front during World War II Combined Munitions Assignments Board War Production Board Declaration by United Nations (1942) Dumbarton Oaks Conference World War II conferences Quebec Agreement Europe first Morgenthau Plan support
Presidential speeches	1932 Acceptance speech Commonwealth Club Address Madison Square Garden speech "Four Freedoms" Day of Infamy speech Arsenal of Democracy "...is fear itself" Fireside chats "Look to Norway" Quarantine Speech "The More Abundant Life" State of the Union Address (1934 1938 1939 1940 1941 (Four Freedoms) 1944 (Second Bill of Rights) 1945)
Other events	Early life, education, career Warm Springs Institute Governorship of New York Business Plot Assassination attempt
Elections	1928 New York state election 1930 Democratic National Convention, 1920 1924 1932 1936 1940 1944 1920 United States presidential election 1932 theme song 1936 1940 1944
Life and homes	Early life and education Groton School Springwood birthplace, home, and gravesite Adams House FDR Suite Campobello home Paralytic illness Top Cottage Little White House, Warm Springs, Georgia
Legacy	Bibliography Statues Presidential Library and Museum Roosevelt Institute Roosevelt Institute Campus Network Franklin Delano Roosevelt Foundation Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Roosevelt Island Four Freedoms Park White House Roosevelt Room Roosevelt Institute for American Studies USS Franklin D. Roosevelt USS Roosevelt Four Freedoms Award Four Freedoms paintings Unfinished portrait U.S. Postage stamps Roosevelt dime I'd Rather Be Right 1937 musical Films The Roosevelt Story 1947 Sunrise at Campobello 1960 Eleanor and Franklin 1976, The White House Years 1977 Backstairs at the White House 1979 miniseries World War II: When Lions Roared 1997 miniseries Warm Springs 2005 Hyde Park on Hudson 2012 The Roosevelts 2014 documentary The First Lady 2022 miniseries FDR 2023 miniseries The Six Triple Eight 2024 film Other namesakes
Family (Roosevelt • Delano)	Eleanor Roosevelt (wife) Anna Roosevelt Halsted (daughter) James Roosevelt II (son) Elliott Roosevelt (son) Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (son) John Aspinwall Roosevelt II (son) James Roosevelt I (father) Sara Ann Delano (mother) James Roosevelt Roosevelt (half-brother) Isaac Roosevelt (grandfather) Warren Delano Jr. (grandfather) Fala (family dog) Major (family dog)
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