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The Legacy of Order 9066 and Japanese American Internment: Media

On Feb. 19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, setting in motion the internment of more than 120,000 Japanese American citizens.

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Dorothea Lange: photograph of a store owner's response to anti-Japanese sentiment
A store owner's response to anti-Japanese sentiment in the wake of the Pearl Harbor...
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Japanese American Internment Camp Locations
This map shows the extent of the exclusion zone Japanese Americans were forced to...
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