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Helping the Great Migration take place

The ‘Mailin’ It!’ podcast looks at how the Postal Service kept families connected

The logo for the USPS podcast displaying the words Mailing It and a black and white image of an old pickup truck carrying a family’s belongings.

The latest episode of the “Mailin’ It!” podcast explores the role the Postal Service played during the Great Migration in the 20th century when millions of Black Americans moved from the rural South to the urban North.

The guest is Jim Bruns, the president of the National Navy Museum Foundation and a former director of the National Postal Museum.

The 24-minute episode was released Jan. 27 and is available on Link and other postal websites, as well as most podcast platforms.