"If anyone should do any pardoning. I should be the one pardoning the government for what they did to the Japanese-American people."
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Quotes by Fred Korematsu
Fred Korematsu was a Japanese American civil rights activist whose defiance against the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II became a landmark case in U.S. history. Born on January 30, 1919, in Oakland, California, Korematsu refused to comply with Executive Order 9066, which mandated the forced relocation of Japanese Americans. His courageous stand led to his arrest and a subsequent Supreme Court case, Korematsu v. United States, which ultimately highlighted the injustices of wartime hysteria and remains a poignant reminder of the fragility of civil liberties. His legacy continues to inspire advocates for justice and equality today.
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"Before the war, my parents were very proud people. They'd always talk about Japan and also about the samurai and things like that. Right after Pearl Harbor, they were just real quiet. They kept to themselves; they were afraid to talk about what could happen. I assume they knew that nothing good would come out of it."
Fred Korematsu