Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education

The Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education is a non-profit organization which advances pan-ethnic civil rights and human rights through education. == History == === Background === In 1942, Fred Korematsu was arrested for defying the government's internment camps for Japanese Americans during World War II. He appealed his case all the way to the Supreme Court in 1944, which ruled against him, saying the incarceration was justified due to military necessity.

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