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Hasbro Offers 'Buffalo Soldier' GI Joe Action Figure

The toy company Hasbro commemorates 1st Lt. John R. Fox as a new action figure in its GI Joe "medal-of-honor" series. Fox was part of the African-American 92nd infantry division, better known as the "Buffalo Soldiers" who fought American Indians in the U.S. West after the Civil War. NPR's Farai Chideya reports.

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