Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this bill, which would name a post office in New York after Indiana Hunt-Martin. Mrs. Hunt-Martin was born in Uvalda, Georgia, during a time when opportunities for Black Americans were very limited. Her family moved to western New York, where she was one of two Black students at Niagara Falls High School. In 1944, Mrs. Hunt-Martin joined the only all-African-American Women's Army Corps, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the Six Triple Eight. She was then chosen to serve overseas in England, where she worked with fellow soldiers under harsh and challenging workspace conditions. In only 3 months, they cleared a 2-year backlog of mail destined for nearly 7 million members of the United States military and others serving in the European theater. This was certainly an important contribution to the war effort, which the Six Triple Eight recognized with the motto: ``No mail, low morale.'' In 1946, Mrs. Hunt-Martin returned to the United States and received an honorable discharge. She then worked at the United States Department of Labor for 41 years. During this service, she met her husband and had a daughter, Janice Martin. After her service to the Nation, Mrs. Hunt-Martin became an active member of several veterans organizations and mentored young Black women who served in the military. Sadly, on September 21, 2020, Indiana Hunt-Martin passed away.…”