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Letter from Walter J. Bogus to W. E. B. Du Bois

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Bogus, Walter J

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Discusses the following topics: question of segregation or integration in the United States, as well as Eastern and Western Germany; describes life in Neuss in 1945; Bogus describes how he sought shelter and work with Americans in Germany, but how the Nazi's continually interfered, fearing he was a spy. Bogus explains that he was never a spy nor traitor to Germany, he simply offered surrender in March 1945, which was in accordance with the Geneva Convention; asks Du Bois to interject on his behalf. Enclosures.
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