TY  - BOOK
AU  - Atkins,Laura
AU  - Yogi,Stan
TI  - Fred Korematsu speaks up
T2  - Fighting for justice
SN  - 9781597143684 (hardcover)
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - Berkeley, California
PB  - Heyday
KW  - Korematsu, Fred,
KW  - Japanese Americans
KW  - Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Civil rights
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Illustrated works
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (page 94) and index
N2  - "Fred Korematsu liked listening to music on the radio, playing tennis, and hanging around with his friends--just like lots of other Americans. But everything changed when the United States went to war with Japan in 1941 and the government forced all people of Japanese ancestry to leave their homes on the West Coast and move to distant prison camps. This included Fred, whose parents had immigrated to the United States from Japan many years before. But Fred refused to go. He knew that what the government was doing was unfair. And when he got put in jail for resisting, he knew he couldn't give up. Inspired by the award-winning book for adults Wherever There's a Fight, the Fighting for Justice series introduces young readers to real-life heroes and heroines of social progress. The story of Fred Korematsu's fight against discrimination explores the life of one courageous person who made the United States a fairer place for all Americans, and it encourages all of us to speak up for justice."--Provided by publisher
ER  -