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Japanese-American Internment During World War II | BRIdge from the Past

Why is a truthful telling of Japanese-American treatment during WWII important for all Americans? In this episode of BRIdge from the Past, Mary looks at images depicting the Japanese-American internment resulting from President Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066 in 1942. Why was Japanese-American internment a betrayal of the founding principles and civil liberties of the United States? What does viewing these images teach us about the importance of upholding these civil liberties today?


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