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The War Relocation Centers of World War II: When Fear Was Stronger than Justice
URL: http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/89manzanar/89manzanar.htm

Description:
A lesson plan designed to study the U.S. government's confinement of people of Japanese ancestry to relocation centers during World War II. Resources include maps, readings, photographs and layouts of the Manzanar (California) and Rowher (Arkansas) camps, activities, and links to related Web sites. From the U.S. National Park Service program, Teaching with Historic Places.

Author:
Hunter, Kathleen

Publisher:
U.S. National Park Service

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Historic sites -- United States
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
LII classic content
Manzanar War Relocation Center
Rowher, Ark. Relocation Center
World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- United States

LII Database Information:
Record 6241 created by Martha Gifford on 10/30/2002
Last modification on 06/20/2007
Published: 10/30/2002  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/6241