CSPAN3 1944 Film A Challenge To Democracy February 1, 2015
20th century. February 19, 1942, president record roosevelt issued executive order 9066, leading to a forced relocation and internment of over 100,000 people of japanese ancestry who lived on the west coast of the u. S. 62 of the internees were american citizens. A challenge to democracy from 1944 is a 20 minute War Relocation Authority film which attempts to justify the policy by showing the internment process and Living Conditions in the camps, sometimes admitting that there were problems, but are frequently glossing over the many negative aspects of forced relocation. Evacuation more than 1...