Korematsu v. United States (1944)

"As long as my record stands in federal court, any American citizen can be held in prison or concentration camps without trial or hearing.I would like to see the government admit they were wrong and do something about it, so this will never happen again to any American citizen of any race, creed, or color."

—Fred Korematsu (1983), on his decision to again
challenge his conviction 40 years later      

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