Fred Korematsu Quotes


If you have the feeling that something is wrong, don't be afraid to speak up.


Citations

Korematsu, Fred. Quoted in Atkins, Laura, and Stan Yogi. Fred Korematsu Speaks Up. Heyday, 2017, p. 91.

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Fred Korematsu
Fred Korematsu
  • Born: January 30, 1919
  • Died: March 30, 2005
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Celebrity

Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu was an American civil rights activist who objected to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Shortly after the Imperial Japanese Navy launched its attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which authorized the removal of individuals of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast from their homes and their mandatory imprisonment in internment camps, but Korematsu instead challenged the orders and became a fugitive.