Democracy on Trial (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Page Smith
- First Published: 1995
- Type of Work: History
- Time of Work: 1942-1945
- Setting: The western United States
- Principal Characters: John DeWitt, Francis Biddle, Milton Eisenhower, Dillon Myer
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: Civil rights, Prejudices or antipathies, World War II, Immigration or emigration, Democracy, Japanese Americans, Concentration camps, Naturalization
- Locales: United States
The forced evacuation of more than 110,000 Japanese Americans from their homes on the West Coast during World War II has been etched into America’s popular consciousness. It stands as a blot on the remembrance of the so-called Good War. It has been likened to other shameful episodes in American history, such as the enslavement of African Americans and the displacement of Indians. There is scarcely a high school or college history text that does not focus on the internment of the Japanese. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan offered a formal apology to survivors of the internment camps,...
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