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Japanese American internment in Arkansas

1943

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Letter, Edith Rodgers To Hazel Retherford Dec 1943

Letter, Edith Rodgers To Hazel Retherford

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Typed letter from Edith Rogers to Hazel Retherford informing her that she has been selected as an elementary school teacher for Jerome Relocation Center.


Letter, Governor Homer Adkins To Roberta Clay, Legislative Chairman Of The American Association Of University Women Feb 1943

Letter, Governor Homer Adkins To Roberta Clay, Legislative Chairman Of The American Association Of University Women

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Governor Homer Adkins is writing to Roberta Clay of the American Association of University Women to acknowledge receipt of her letter and defends the recent legislation passed barring Japanese Americans from owning land in Arkansas.


Letter, Roberta Clay, Legislative Chairman Of The American Association Of University Women To Governor Homer M. Adkins Feb 1943

Letter, Roberta Clay, Legislative Chairman Of The American Association Of University Women To Governor Homer M. Adkins

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Legislative Chairman Roberta Clay of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is informing Governor Homer Adkins that the AAUW is registering a protest in Arkansas newspapers about legislation passed by the Arkansas Legislature. The legislation in question is Senate Bill No. 11, Act 47, also known as the Alien Land Act, which prevents Japanese Americans or their descendants from owning or purchasing land in Arkansas. This act is later ruled unconstitutional.