Fred Korematsu Quotes
One person can make a difference, even if it takes forty years.
Topics
Impact
Individual Power
Individual Responsiblity, Personal Responsibility
Forty Years
Single Person
Positive Influence
Make A Difference
Gradual Change
Individual Action
Lasting Impact
Lasting Legacy
Long-Term Change
Long-Term Commitment
Persistent Effort
Personal Impact
Power of One
Slow Progress
Small Steps
Time and Effort
Citations
Korematsu, Fred. Quoted in Atkins, Laura, and Stan Yogi. Fred Korematsu Speaks Up. Heyday, 2017, p. 82.
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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.