Fred Korematsu
American civil rights activist
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Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu was an American civil rights activist who resisted the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Wikipedia
Born: January 30, 1919, Oakland, CA
Died: March 30, 2005 (age 86 years), Larkspur, CA
Education: Castlemont High School
Spouse: Kathryn Pearson (m. 1946–2005)
Parents: Kakusaburo Korematsu and Kotsui Aoki
Children: Karen Korematsu
Awards: Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu was an American civil rights activist who resisted the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
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Fred Korematsu, 23, was a Japanese-American citizen who did not comply with the order to leave his home and job, despite the fact that his parents had ...
Korematsu was arrested on a street corner in San Leandro, California on May 30, 1942 for resisting Executive Order 9066, in which all people of Japanese descent ...
Korematsu v. United States was a landmark case on discrimination and race that investigated the rights of the individual against measures designed to protect ...
May 26, 2022 · Fred Korematsu would go on to fight back, arguing that it was unconstitutional to detain a group of people in the name of military necessity.