Event
This Date in History: Japanese Internment Camps Established during WWII
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Fee:
Free.Location:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (outside the park store)Dates & Times
Date:
Sunday, February 19, 2023
Time:
3:00 PM
Duration:
15 minutes
Type of Event
Talk
Description
From 1942 to 1945, it was the policy of the U.S. government that people of Japanese descent, including U.S. citizens, would be in isolated camps. This incarceration of Japanese Americans is regarded as one of the most atrocious violations of American civil rights in the 20th century.
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Contact Information
Ranger Ed Fleming(202) 426-6841