The untold story of an American civil rights hero. Fred Korematsu's bold decision to resist the forced internment of Japanese Americans during World War II illustrates the power of ordinary citizens to defy injustice. His arrest and conviction, the constitutional issues raised by his Supreme Court case, and his ultimate vindication 39 years later stand as civil rights landmarks.

Fred knew his rights as an American citizen and upon arrest he refused to accept the injustice and go silently into a prison camp. His case was taken to the Supreme Court but the ruling went against him and Fred spent the rest of the war in prison.

In the 1980s, Fred’s case was reopened. Old documents that had not been shown before were brought to light and the 1940’s ruling was heavily questioned. His arrest and conviction, the constitutional issues raised by his Supreme Court case and his ultimate vindication 39 years later stand as a civil rights landmark.

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