Our Documents: Executive Order 9066

"... by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War and the Military Commanders ... to prescribe military areas ... from which any or all persons may be excluded ...."

Photos

bullet "Exclusion Order posted at First and Front Streets in San Francisco directing removal of persons of Japanese ancestry from the first section of the city to be affected by evacuation. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration."
bullet "Memorial Day services at Manzanar, Calif., a War Relocation Authority center where evacuees of Japanese ancestry will spend the duration. American Legion members and Boy Scouts participated in the services."
bullet Newspaper headlines of Japanese Relocation
bullet Baggage check during Japanese Relocation
bullet Evacuation sale during Japanese Relocation
bullet Japanese near trains during Japanese Relocation
bullet Baggage of Japanese during Relocation
bullet Housing in a Japanese Relocation camp
bullet A Japanese man smoking a cigar during Relocation
bullet Japanese in or near trucks during Relocation

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