When the Supreme Court Justified Japanese Internment Camps | Korematsu v. United States

The video discusses the impact of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, leading to increased racism against Japanese Americans. It covers Executive Order 9066, which resulted in the internment of Japanese Americans, and Fred Korematsu's resistance to this order. Korematsu's legal battle against the U.S. government reached the Supreme Court, which controversially upheld the internment. The video also explores the aftermath, including the eventual overturning of Korematsu's conviction and the establishment of the Korematsu Institute.

What was the outcome of Korematsu's case in the Supreme Court?

What were the long-term effects of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II?

How did public opinion change regarding the internment of Japanese Americans in the years following World War II?