About the Program
Jay Feldman reports on the curtailment of civil liberties for minorities during times of war and strife in the United States. Mr. Feldman argues that throughout American history, government officials and private citizens have capitalized on public anxieties to oppress minorities. The author recounts the several groups that have face persecution, from the deportation of Mexican immigrants and Mexican-Americans throughout the Depression to the placement of 112,000 Japanese-Americans in internment camps during World War II. Jay Feldman speaks at Book Passage Bookstore in Corte Madera, California.
Jay Feldman
Jay Feldman is the author of When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes. His writing has appeared in several publications, including The New York Times and Smithsonian. For more information, visit jfeldman.com.
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