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Date Original
1942-1944
Description
Black and white photograph of several young girls holding flags at the Jerome Relocation Center.
Physical Description
Photograph, 4" x 2.5"
Subjects
Deportations; Detention facilities
Geographical Area
Jerome, Drew County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
G4720.46
Resource Type
Image
Collection
General photo file
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Jerome Relocation Center, young girls with flags, General photo file, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Disciplines
United States History
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The United States was attacked on December 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese government, ushering in American involvement World War II. This caused the general American pubic to panic and fear Japanese Americans so much that they allowed the imprisonment other Americans based on their ethnic background. This picture shows a group of ten young Japanese-American girls dresses in patriotic dresses and holding American flags. At the time this picture was taken, these young people were being imprisoned by their own country in the Jerome Relocation Center. This picture was mostly likely taken by the war department as propaganda. - Crystal Shurley