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When Justice Failed relates the life and experiences of the Japanese American who defied the order of internment during World War II and took his case as far as the Supreme Court. After the Japanese Navy attacks Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States and Japan are at war. For over one hundred thousand Japanese Americans, the war brings special tragedy. One and all, they are all rounded up by the United States Army and imprisoned in internment camps. Fred Korematsu challenges his arrest and the treatment of Japanese Americans during the war. Fred Korematsu’s case is heard at the…

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  • Paperback · English · 1992
    Steck-Vaughn · 105 pages · 9780811480765
  • Other · English · 1992
    Steck-Vaughn · 105 pages · 9780811472364
Japanese AmericansEvacuation and relocation, 1942-1945PrejudicesWorld War, 1939-1945ReparationsJuvenile literatureBiographyEvacuation and relocation, 1942- 1945