“Executive Order 9066, one of the most atrocious violations of civil rights in the country’s history, certainly that of the twentieth century.” “It was supposed to be an anti-espionage act, taking all the people of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast and placing them in these inland relocation camps.” “Not just people of Japanese ancestry but American citizens.” The Bear glanced at me. “Six days’ notice to decide what you could carry with you for the rest of your life and what you had to simply sell or leave on the sidewalk, untold amounts of goods and assets were seized or left behind.”
