Sergeant Leon Bass
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Date
c.1945
Description
Portrait of Sergeant Leon Bass during World War II. As an 18-year-old, he volunteered to join the US Army in 1943. Leon and other members of the all African-American 183rd unit witnessed Buchenwald several days after liberation. After the war, he became a teacher and was active in the civil rights movement.
Type
Photograph
Region
United States
Era
The Great Depression and WW II
Topic
African Americans, Civil Rights, Genocide, World War II
Repository
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Identifer
08577
Source
US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Leon Bass
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