: The Civil Liberties Act was signed by Ronald Reagan, providing a formal apology and $20,000 in restitution to each surviving camp inmate.
Incarcerees were sent to ten main "Relocation Centers" situated in desolate, harsh climates, including: and Tule Lake in California. Heart Mountain in Wyoming. Topaz in Utah. Poston and Gila River in Arizona. The Psychological Toll g9066.mp4
On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This directive authorized the Secretary of War to designate military areas from which "any or all persons may be excluded." While the order never specifically named a racial group, its enforcement was directed exclusively at people of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast—two-thirds of whom were American citizens. The Erasure of Civil Liberties : The Civil Liberties Act was signed by
: Families were given only days to sell homes, businesses, and vehicles, often at a fraction of their value. Topaz in Utah
: President Gerald Ford officially rescinded Executive Order 9066.
It took decades for the United States to formally acknowledge the injustice: