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Portrait of Leon Bass (left) and another Afro-American soldier in U.S. Army uniform during the Second World War.

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    Portrait of Leon Bass (left) and another Afro-American soldier in U.S. Army uniform during the Second World War.
    Portrait of Leon Bass (left) and another Afro-American soldier in U.S. Army uniform during the Second World War.

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    Portrait of Leon Bass (left) and another Afro-American soldier in U.S. Army uniform during the Second World War.
    Date
    1945
    Locale
    Germany?
    Photo Credit
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Leon Bass

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    Photo Source
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Provenance: Leon Bass
    Source Record ID: Collections: RG-50

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    Biography
    Leon Bass (1926-2015) and other members of the all African-American 183rd unit were among the first visitors to Buchenwald several days after liberation. After the war, he became a teacher and was active in the Civil Rights movement.
    Record last modified:
    2023-02-03 00:00:00
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