Perspective
Aug. 10, 2013
An apology for discrimination, and a lesson for the future
Aug. 10 is the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Liberties Act, legislation which provided a formal apology for the wartime forced relocation and incarceration of Japanese Americans. By Deborah M. Lauter
Aug. 10 is the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Liberties Act, legislation which provided a formal apology for the wartime forced relocation and incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans by the U.S. military following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. The act also granted a small measure of compensation to surviving internees and their families.
The anniversary provides a teachable moment for how our nation can appr...
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