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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
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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