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Japanese American Internment Camps
Photo Gallery: Japanese American Internment Camps

  By mbirck • February 25, 2014 Uncategorized

In 1942, following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II, the U.S. government began to place over 110,000 Japanese-Americans in "War Relocation Camps"–due to public concerns over the loyalty of these citizens. President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942 that would allow the … Continue reading

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Elizabeth I of England
Queen Elizabeth I’s Feisty Response to Five Catholic Bishops

  By mbirck • February 24, 2014 Uncategorized

This letter, written in 1559, is Queen Elizabeth I's response to a complaint by five Catholic bishops, who did not approve of her choice to uphold the reformed Church of England as the official religion of the land. Continue reading

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McCarthyism
McCarthy’s Telegram to President Truman

  By mbirck • February 21, 2014 Uncategorized

Senator Joseph McCarthy sent a telegram to President Harry S. Truman on February 11, 1950, two days after giving a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia that claimed more than 200 members of the State Department were card-carrying members of the Communist party. In his telegram, McCarthy reiterates that he has … Continue reading

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John F. Kennedy
JFK: Establishing the President’s Commission on the Status of Women

  By skdejak • February 21, 2014 Uncategorized

John F. Kennedy's executive order, written on December 14, 1961, on what he believes is the potential and right of women in the United States. Continue reading

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Japanese American Internment Camps
Albert Bunji Ikeda Recalls the Japanese American Internment Camps

  By erica • February 21, 2014 Uncategorized

Albert Bunji Ikeda, a third-generation Japanese American, recalls why his ancestors came to the United States from Japan and how he experienced racism during the second World War. Continue reading

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Japanese American Internment Camps
George Takei Shares His Experience: ‘It Was a Dark Chapter in American History’

  By erica • February 21, 2014 Uncategorized

Actor George Takei recalls what it was like to be taken from his home and forced to live in the Japanese internment camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Continue reading