Podcasts Government Federal Drive with Tom Temin Documentary tells story of WWII's Black 'Rosie the Riveters'

Documentary tells story of WWII's Black 'Rosie the Riveters'

Published: Sept. 2, 2020, 11:53 a.m.

Victory over Japan seems impossibly distant having occurred now 75 years ago. The mobilization undertaken by the United States to achieve the defeat of access powers has been well documented - most of it that is. A recent documentary tells the story of the Black women who streamed into factories and federal offices in the early 1940s. Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with its creator, Gregory Cooke, earlier this year.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices