1940's Law and Justice | The Internment of Japanese Americans

Japanese Americans to Internment Camps.

On 31 March 1942 Japanese American residents along the West Coast of the United States were directed to report to control stations and register the names of all family members. They were then told when and where to report with their families for relocation to an assembly area and then an internment camp. The times for evacuation varied from four days to as much as two weeks. The Japanese Americans were forced under the circumstances to liquidate some or all of their property within that period Many white Americans took advantage of the situation and offered pennies on the dollar to purchase possessions from those soon to be interned.

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Losses. Many Japanese Americans lost their land to foreclosure or were forced to sell at cut-rate prices. Even the U.S. government was not above taking advantage of the situation. Nearly two thousand internees were assured that their...