print email comment close Conscience and the Constitution URL: http://www.pbs.org/itvs/conscience/ Description: Explores how 63 Japanese-Americans in 1944 "stood trial for resisting the draft at the concentration camp at Heart Mountain, Wyoming." Contains profiles of the resisters, a timeline of events, information on the trial and ostracism by the Japanese-American community, the role of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and spokesman Mike Masaoka, and the Fair Play Committee. Includes related documents, audio, video, and lesson plans. Online companion to PBS documentary of same title. Author: Abe, Frank Publisher: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Library of Congress Subject Headings: Civil rights -- United States Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors -- United States LII Database Information: Record 7628 created by Tom McGibney on 04/02/2002 Last modification on 11/08/2004 Published: 04/02/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/7628