Fred Korematsu

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In 1942, Fred Korematsu, an American born citizen of Japanese descent, refused to leave his home and be transported to an internment camp. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order No. 34 which ordered every American citizen of Japanese descent be removed from the west coast and placed in temporary camps as a matter of national security. Korematsu refused to leave his home and was subsequently arrested and stood trial for his actions. He was found guilty and sentenced to prison. In 1944, his case reached the Supreme Court after he appealed in 1942. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3, upholding the conviction of Fred Korematsu. The law stated that after May 9, 1942, all citizens of Japanese ancestry were to be placed in these camps. There was never a question towards the loyalty of the petitioner. The courts observed an Act of Congress, of March 21, 1942, 56 Stat. 173. This act basically says that anyone who refuses to enter, remain in, leave, or commit any act in …show more content…
Two jurors both agreed that Korematsu was a citizen of this country, due to the fact that he was born on American soil. They also agreed that there was no reason to believe that he was disloyal to the United States or that he was a threat in any way. The third juror went on the basis of racism. This juror believed that removing Japanese Americans, both alien and non-alien, should not have been approved. He also believed that there should be limits when it comes to military discretion where martial law has not been declared. The majority opinion, however, was clear. They agreed that they were dealing solely with an exclusionary case. They believed that they only violation Korematsu should be tried for is his unwillingness to leave his home and be relocated. They were also disgusted that the dissenting opinions would refer to these camps as concentration camps. They were simply relocation

Fred Korematsu

On January 30, 1919, Fred Korematsu was born to Japanese parents in Oakland, California. He grew up in a small neighborhood with his parents and three brothers. They were no different from the average American family, except Fred’s parents were born in Japan. Where his parents were born was never much of a concern, but the events leading up to World War II would change America’s views on Japanese Americans (Category par. 2). After Fred Korematsu graduated from high school, he studied to be a welder…

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Comparing Odysseus And Fred Korematsu

they bear with superficial similarities, the differences between Odysseus from the “The Odyssey” by Homer, and Fred Korematsu is the way they handle their issues and problems. However they are heroes because they seek courage, make achievements, and is loyal to their people. Odysseus saves his warriors and he becomes a legend for the things he did to and from the Trojan war. Fred Korematsu in spite of that he refused to go to a internment camp because of his Japanese ancestry and fought for his equality…

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Fred Korematsu: A Very Brief Summary

camps fearing for their lives while one was fighting for their right out. Fred Korematsu is a national civil right hero. At the age of twenty three, in nineteen forty two, he refused to go to the internment camps. Fred was arrested and convicted of disobeying government order. In court, he was able to appeal his case all the way to the supreme court. Although, in nineteen forty four, the Supreme Court had decided to rue against Fred, noting that the camps were enforced due to military need. Because of…

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Case Study: Korematsu V. United States

Korematsu v. United States 1944 6-3 Vote In the Korematsu v. United States case, a Japanese-American man by the name of Fred Korematsu challenged the ruling of the internment of the Japanese people after Pearl Harbor. Fred Korematsu opposed the presidential Executive Order 9066 and military statutes that gave power to the military to exclude Japanese citizens from areas that were believed to be important national defense areas that Japanese spies could leak information to the Military of Japan…

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Toyosaburo Korematsu's Case For Evading Internment

the west coast of the United States were forced to relocate to one of ten Internment camps located throughout the interior of the country. Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu, an American citizen of Japanese descent, refused to leave his home in San Leandro, California, and go to an internment camps. Korematsu was convicted for evading Internment as a result, Korematsu then challenged the constitutionality of the order and eventually his case made it to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruled with a 6-3…

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Case Study: Korematsu V. United States

B. You are an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1944. You have decided to uphold the appeal of Fred Korematsu in Korematsu v. United States. Give three reasons for your decision. I would like to speak on behalf of Fred Korematsu. I would like to uphold the appeal of Mr. Fred Korematsu. The Executive Order 9066 was passed due to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Congress give the military proper authorization to execute the evacuation of anyone that poses a threat to the United…

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Case Study: Korematsu V. United States

Korematsu V. US Fafard, Korematsu V. US (War Powers) Logan W. Fafard Liberty High School AP Government, 2A Korematsu v. United States was a landmark Supreme Court case that contested the constitutionality of Executive Order 9066, but more specifically Civilian Exclusion order no.34. This order is what forced Fred Korematsu to be moved away from his home and moved to the closest assembly center which is where all citizens of Japanese descent of the San Leandro area…

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Supreme Court Case: Plessy Vs. Ferguson

Korematsu v. United States in 1944 is just one of the many that has been extremely prejudice Supreme Court case. It involves the national order put into force by President Franklin Roosevelt after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor to lunge the United States…

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Case Study: Korematsu V. United States

Korematsu v. United States Korematsu v. United States (1944) was a Supreme Court Case that dealt with the constitutionality of Executive Order 9066. This executive order was issued by President Franklin Roosevelt, and called that all Japanese Americans go into internment camps whether or not they were citizens. Fred Korematsu was a Japanese American who violated Executive Order 9066 by refusing to relocate during World War II. This court case ruled whether or not Executive Order 9066 was constitutional…

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President Fred Korematsu's Case

n February 19, 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive order granting the U.S. military the power to ban tens of thousands of American citizens of Japanese ancestry to internment camps during the war. In defiance of the order, Fred Korematsu, an American-born citizen of Japanese descent, refused to leave his home in San Leandro, California. Duly convicted, he appealed, and in 1944 his case reached the Supreme Court. 6-3 majority on the Court upheld Korematsu's conviction. N Korematsu's…

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