Prisoners of Conscience

Title

Prisoners of Conscience

Subject

Japanese Americans *** Internment *** Civil rights *** Protest movements *** Okamoto, Kiyoshi *** Emi, Frank *** Heart Mountain *** Documentaries *** Draft resisters ***

Description

Discusses filmmaker Frank Abe's documentary on KCTS-TV called Conscience and the Constitution - tells the story of the prosecution and incarceration of 85 interned Japanese Americans who, in 1944, refused to be drafted into the U.S. military unless their rights as citizens were restored.

Creator

McKinnon, Heather

Publisher

The Seattle Times

Date

12-Dec-00

Type

JP 5 H43 P75

Identifier

1900.4216

Collection