“According to the Supreme Court, the government had the right to do what it did. But the Supreme Court also said that I was a loyal American citizen.”

Fred Korematsu

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About Fred Korematsu

Activist American

Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu was an American civil rights activist who objected to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. He challenged Executive Order 9066, leading to the landmark Supreme Court case...

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