February 19, 1942 · Washington, D.C.

Executive Order 9066 Signed

injustice

President Roosevelt authorized the forced removal and incarceration of roughly 120,000 Japanese Americans. (Shares Feb 19 with the Thind ruling - a tie-break decision.)

Sources

archives.gov archives.gov/milestone-documents/executive-order-9066
encyclopedia.densho.org encyclopedia.densho.org/Executive_Order_9066

Also on February 19

February 19, 1923 injustice

United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind Decided

The Supreme Court (261 U.S. 204) ruled that Indian immigrants were not 'white' and were therefore ineligible for naturalized citizenship. (Shares Feb 19 with EO 9066 - a tie-break decision.)

February 19, 1976 resistance

Ford Terminates Executive Order 9066

On the 34th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, President Ford signed Proclamation 4417, 'An American Promise,' formally terminating the order and calling the wartime incarceration a national mistake. (Shares Feb 19 with EO 9066 and the Thind ruling.)