Birmingham Civil Rights Institute to Screen Film Honoring Black Women in WWII
BCRI will screen *Invisible Warriors* on March 26, honoring the 600,000 Black "Rosie the Riveters" whose wartime contributions reshaped employment for generations of African American women.
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute will bring a long-overlooked chapter of American history to the screen this Wednesday when it hosts a public showing of *Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II*, a documentary focused on the experiences of Black women who served in the U.S. military and worked the homefront during the war. The screening, scheduled for March 26, 2026, is presented in honor of Women's History Month.
The film centers on stories that rarely make it into mainstream WWII narratives. According to promotional material from the Basil and Becky Educational Foundation, the documentary "pays homage to the 600,000 Black 'Rosie the Riveters' whose resilience and strength changed the employment landscape for all future generations of African American women." That figure alone reframes the scale of Black women's contributions to the wartime workforce, contributions that have been largely absent from popular history.
Following the screening, BCRI President and CEO Deborah V. Bowie will lead a post-film conversation examining the legacy and contributions of Black women in both the U.S. military and the homefront movement. Bowie, who was appointed to lead the institute in late 2025, has already signaled a commitment to expanding BCRI's programming around underrepresented histories. The post-screening discussion fits squarely into that agenda.
The Basil and Becky Educational Foundation, which helped fund the production of *Invisible Warriors*, is also planning a national virtual screening of the film on April 6, 2026, at 8:00 PM EDT, available to watch from home. For those who miss both screenings, the film has distribution on major cable and digital platforms in the U.S., including Comcast, Charter, Cox, Spectrum, Verizon, Dish, and DirecTV, as well as digital platforms such as Amazon, Google Play, and iTunes. International viewers can find it on Sky Store in the UK, and Canadian audiences through Rogers and Shaw.
The March 26 screening at BCRI is open to the public. Check bcri.org for current event details, including time and any registration requirements.
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