Executive Order 9066 Authorizes Japanese American Internment
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942, authorizing the Secretary of War and military commanders to designate “military areas” from which “any or all persons may be excluded.” Though the order never mentions Japanese Americans by name, …
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War Relocation Authority
U.S. Army Western Defense Command
John L. DeWitt
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