Bradford Pearson - A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in World War II America

The video discusses a book about Japanese American teenagers who were relocated to a Wyoming camp during WWII and became the best high school football team in the state's history. It explores the broader themes of Japanese American life, racism, and immigration, while also reflecting on the author's personal connection to the story through his upbringing in Hyde Park, NY, the hometown of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The narrative serves as a lens to examine historical events and their lessons for contemporary society.

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