On February 19, 1942, Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 giving the army the unrestricted power to arrest — without warrants, indictments, or hearings — every Japanese-American on a 150-mile strip along the West Coast (roughly 110,000 men, women, and children).
Unfortunately, this is the first I’ve heard of this. Now I’m convinced I’ve missed most of history. Makes me sad. Motivated to learn more now. Thank you for sharing.
With the purposefully designed weakest of the three branches of government, the judicial, now the most powerful, Supreme Court putting the cherry on top with the Korematsu v. U.S. ruling!
Remember Earl Warren? He was the one who signed off on this, and why? Because AGRIBUSINESS wanted the farmland owned by Japanese-American farmers, some of the best farmland in California. Look under the rock and you will always find greed, just like what happened in Salem in 1692.
Unfortunately, this is the first I’ve heard of this. Now I’m convinced I’ve missed most of history. Makes me sad. Motivated to learn more now. Thank you for sharing.
You're most welcome, Celeste. I'm curious to hear more about your journey of rediscovering history!
Thanks for all of the reminders, be brave.
Thank YOU, George!
With the purposefully designed weakest of the three branches of government, the judicial, now the most powerful, Supreme Court putting the cherry on top with the Korematsu v. U.S. ruling!
Remember Earl Warren? He was the one who signed off on this, and why? Because AGRIBUSINESS wanted the farmland owned by Japanese-American farmers, some of the best farmland in California. Look under the rock and you will always find greed, just like what happened in Salem in 1692.
You nailed it, Susan!