Millie Dunn Veasey Papers

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Millie Dunn Veasey Papers

1940-2018

https://axaem.archives.ncdcr.gov/findingaids/PC_2177_Millie_Dunn_Veasey_Paper.html

Papers consist of speeches, photographs, articles, programs, awards, certificates, newspaper articles, memorabilia and other materials relating to Mrs. Veasey's life and career, along with some family material, including the obituary and photograph of her mother, Eugenia Herny Dunn (1887-1980).

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North Carolina. State Dept. of Archives and History.

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SNAC Resource ID: 11663904

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Veasey, Millie Dunn, 1918-2018

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Millie 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 Pe...