Joseph Blackburn Bass (left) standing in front of the offices of the California Eagle newspaper with the athlete Eddie Tolan, who is holding a trophy, and two unidentified women. Eddie Tolan won two Olympic Gold Medals in the 100 and 200 meter dashes during the 10th Olympic Games held in 1932 in Los Angeles. Joseph Blackburn Bass, the husband of Charlotta Bass, was editor of the Eagle.
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Track and field athletes African American civil rights workers African American newspaper editors Olympic athletes Tolan, Eddie, 1908-1967 Bass, J. B. (Joseph Blackburn), 1867-1934 Olympic Games (10th : 1932 : Los Angeles, Calif.)
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