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Draft Resistance
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Conscience and the Constitution 
 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. http://www.pbs.org/itvs/conscience/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Lesson Plans, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History, World War II Last updated Nov 8, 2004 The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It
Contains historical and biographical information on American conscientious objectors to World War II. Also has information on the general history of American pacifism and postwar contributions of the WW2 pacifists to civil rights, health care, and the arts. Online companion to a PBS television documentary. http://www.pbs.org/itvs/thegoodwar/ Topics: Activism, Military, Religion, Social Issues, World War II Last updated Jan 16, 2002 |
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