Enduring conviction : Fred Korematsu and his quest for justice / Lorraine K. Bannai.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bannai, Lorraine K. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2015]
Series:Scott and Laurie Oki series in Asian American studies.
Subjects:
Korematsu, Fred, > 1919-2005 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.
Japanese Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Korematsu, Fred, > 1919-2005.
Japanese Americans.
Japanese Americans > Civil rights.
Trials.
1900 - 1999
History.
Genre:
Trials, litigation, etc.
History.
Physical Description:xv, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Prologue: a San Francisco courtroom
  • The son of immigrants, but all-American
  • The call to get rid of the "Japs"
  • Fred's decision to live free
  • Jail was better than camp
  • The rocky, winding road to the Supreme Court
  • The ugly abyss of racism
  • Rebuilding a life
  • "Intentional falsehoods"
  • "A legal longshot"?
  • Correcting the record
  • A symbol in the continuing search for justice
  • Epilogue.