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