Title

Jerome Relocation Center, elementary school grounds

Creator

Files

Date Original

1942-1944

Description

Black and white photographic view of 5th and 6th graders going through their exercises on elementary school grounds at the Jerome Relocation Center.

Physical Description

Photograph, 5" x 3.75"

Subjects

Deportations; Detention facilities

Contributor

Tom Okano

Geographical Area

Jerome, Drew County (Ark.)

Language

English

Identifier

G4720.41

Resource Type

Image

Collection

General photo file

Publisher

Arkansas State Archives

Contributing Entity

Arkansas State Archives

Recommended Citation

Jerome Relocation Center, elementary school grounds, General photo file, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Rights

Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.

Disciplines

United States History

Comments

During World War II, the United States was attacked on December 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese government. This caused the general American public to panic, and fear Japanese Americans so much that they allowed the imprisonment other Americans based on their ethnic background. This picture shows young Japanese American children working out in a physical exercise class at the Relocation Camp in Jerome, Arkansas. I like this picture because it shows the endurance and fortitude of the American people in anguish. These young children are trying to have a normal life inside of a prison that they were placed in by their fellow Americans. - Crystal Shurley

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