#10: Children Before Japanese-American Internment
This seemingly innocent photo of two children belies the truth of a grim chapter in U.S. history. Following the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, President Roosevelt mandated the internment of all Japanese Americans on the West Coast, citizenship notwithstanding.
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Captured by Dorothea Lange and named “Lunch Hour,” this poignant image from a San Francisco school depicts the last moments before a Japanese boy’s evacuation and internment, illustrating the personal impact of a nationwide directive.