Veasey, Millie Dunn, 1918-2018
Variant namesMillie Dunn Veasey (January 31, 1918 – March 9, 2018) served from 1942 to 1945 with the Central Postal Directory Battalion of the Women’s Army Corps, an all-black, all-female unit; it was the only all-black Women’s Army Corps unit to serve overseas. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, she worked at St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh after returning from the war. She was active in the civil rights movement with the Raleigh-Wake Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), where she became president in 1965.
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Millie Dunn Veasey Papers | North Carolina. State Dept. of Archives and History. |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Oral history interview with Millie Dunn Veasey, 2000 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, UNCG University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Millie Dunn Veasey Collection | University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, UNCG University Libraries |
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| memberOf | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | corporateBody |
| employeeOf | Saint Augustine's University | corporateBody |
| memberOf | United States. Army. Women's Army Corps. Central Postal Battalion, 6888th | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Raleigh | NC | US | |
| Raleigh | NC | US |
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| Civil rights |
| World War, 1933-1945 |
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Birth 1918-01-31
Death 2018-03-09
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