Breckinridge Long
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Date
August 26, 1943
Description
Portrait of Assistant Secretary of State, Breckinridge Long (1881–1958). As a nativist, Long implemented new State Department policies which prioritized US national security over humanitarian concerns. By limiting immigration, Long doomed many European Jews to die in the Holocaust.
Type
Photograph
Region
United States
Era
The Great Depression and WW II
Topic
Genocide, Government, Immigration, Jewish History, World War II
Repository
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Identifier
02859
Source
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration, College Park
Rights
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