CCS 120A Lecture 5: Korematsu Documentary Notes 1:31
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Documentary notes: of civil rights and civil wrongs: fred korematsu. Raised for the rst time the issue that the internment was the constitution. Took his case to all the supreme court, but they ruled against him. Earliest immigration law: that only whites can become naturalized citizens. Bombing of pearl harbor- perfect opportunity of getting rid of japanese descent people. A lot of organizations that wanted internment like the agricultural department. Agricultural and media person who did anti-japenese sentiments. Koremtsu got plastic surgery and changed his name to klaine sarah. Congress has no hearings on the internment. Willing to be the test case that would challenge the governments discrimination against him. This was discrimination because of his race. Fred is sent to an assembly center. Raised for the rst time the issue that the internment was unconstitutional. After we they got to utah people realized who fred was. Lonely for fred to make a stand against his community.
