Nothing could have prepared 20-year-old Leon Bass for the horrors he witnessed at the Buchenwald concentration camp in April 1945, just two years after he enlisted in the segregated US Army
Nothing could have prepared 20-year-old Leon Bass for the horrors he witnessed at the Buchenwald concentration camp in April 1945, just two years after he enlisted in the segregated US Army. "I saw human beings ... that had been beaten, they’d been starved, they’d been tortured. They’d been denied everything, everything that would make anyone’s life livable.” Leon would never forget what he saw. Watch his story by clicking the link in our bio. Photo 1: Leon is pictured fourth from the left; USHMM, courtesy of William Alexander Scott III Photos 2 & 3: USHMM, courtesy of Leon Bass #Holocaust #BlackHistoryMonth less
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