U.S. History

"By Order of The President: FDR and the Internment of Japanese Americans"

Greg Robinson

About the Program

Greg Robinson examines what led President Roosevelt to sign Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942, which authorized the collective imprisonment of over 110,000 American citizens of Japanese heritage. Mr. Robinson speaks at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.

About the Authors

Greg Robinson

Greg Robinson is the author of A Tragedy of Democracy: Japanese Confinement in North America.  He is an associate history professor at l'Universite du Quebec A Montreal.  For more information, visit gregjrobinson.com.


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"By Order of The President: FDR and the Internment of Japanese Americans"

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  • Sunday, February 19th at 6pm (ET)
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