Steck-Vaughn Stories of America: Student Reader When Justice Failed , Story Book - Softcover

STECK-VAUGHN

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0811480763 ISBN 13: 9780811480765

Publisher: STECK-VAUGHN, 1993

Synopsis

Relates the life and experiences of the Japanese American who defied the order of internment during World War II and took his case as far as the Supreme Court.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-6-- Toyosaburo "Fred" Korematsu was born in Oakland, California, in 1919. He volunteered for military service in 1941, but was rejected because of his Japanese ancestry. He lost welding jobs for the same reason. When Japanese Americans on the West Coast were evacuated from their homes and sent to internment camps in 1942, Korematsu refused to go. This clear and direct account traces his long, frustrating legal battle up to and including the defeat of his case before the Supreme Court. Then in 1982, evidence that had been suppressed surfaced, and he was finally able to prove that the government had denied him his freedom as an American citizen and won his case. This part of U. S. history is worthy of study so that it will not be repeated. Schools will want to use this accessible title in conjunction with civics units. --Susan Middleton, LaJolla Country Day School, CA
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: STECK-VAUGHN
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0811480763
• ISBN 13: 9780811480765
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 112