True Americans

“Let America know what

happened… Let them know - Fred
that this should never happen Korematsu
again.”
 WHY
NOW?

“The principle…lies
about like a loaded
weapon, ready for the
hand of any authority
that can bring forward a
plausible claim of an
urgent need.”
- Justice Robert Jackson,
Korematsu v.
United States,
Dissenting Opinion
 THEMES
“[A] story about America and the
frailty of its promises of freedom and
equality in times of crisis – then and
now”
– Lori Bannai, Korematsu v. United States,
Coram Nobis
TONE
Characters
 Fred

Fred
Korematsu
The Accused
American
A Dream Deferred….
But Not Denied?
Ennis

Edward
Ennis
The Inside Man
Hallowed Halls…
A Guilty
Conscience
Peter The
Instigator
Irons
A Fight Renewed
General John L. DeWitt
Protector of the Homeland
“The Japanese race is an Enemy
race, and while many second and
third generation Japanese born on
United States soil, possessed of
United States citizenship, have
become "Americanized," the
racial strains are undiluted.”
– General John L. DeWitt
The Pilot
A Simple Question:
How Did This Happen?
Fred’s America
Oakland, CA - 1941
 Everything
Changes
December 7th, 1941
 The
Tides
Turn
40 Years Later…
Irons Starts Digging
 Debate Rages
Washington, D.C. - 1942
The “Battle” of Los Angeles
The Panic
Begins…
The Season
Fred Resists
Ennis Defies
Orders
Liberation?
Irons Uncovers the
Truth
Final Justice
In the long history of our country’s constant search
for justice, some names of ordinary citizens stand
for millions of souls. Plessy, Brown, Parks… To
that distinguished list, today we add the name

Fred Korematsu.
- President Bill Clinton