the civil liberties act placed the blame for the internment of u.s. citizens by making them pay reparations on the united states government.
the civil liberties act placed the blame for the internment of u.s. citizens by making them pay reparations on the united states government.
where does the civil liberties act place the blame for the internment of u.s. citizens by making them pay reparations?
united states government
the civil liberties act of 1988 (, title i, august 10, 1988, , et seq.) is a united states federal law that granted reparations to japanese americans who had been interned by the united states government during world war ii. the act was sponsored by california's democratic congressman norman mineta, an internee as a child, and wyoming's republican senator alan k. simpson, who had met mineta while visiting an internment camp. the third co-sponsor was california senator pete wilson. the bill was supported by the majority of democrats in congress, while the majority of republicans voted against it. the act was signed into law by president ronald reagan.
civil liberties act of 1988
in 1980, under mounting pressure from the japanese american citizens league and redress organizations, president jimmy carter opened an investigation to determine whether the decision to put japanese americans into concentration camps had been justified by the government. he appointed the commission on wartime relocation and internment of civilians (cwric) to investigate the camps. the commission's report, titled "personal justice denied," found little evidence of japanese disloyalty at the time and concluded that the incarceration had been the product of racism. it recommended that the government pay reparations to the internees. in 1988, president ronald reagan signed into law the civil liberties act of 1988 which apologized for the internment on behalf of the u.s. government and authorized a payment of $20,000 () to each camp survivor. the legislation admitted that government actions were based on "race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership." the u.s. government eventually disbursed more than $1.6 billion () in reparations to 82,219 japanese americans who had been interned and their heirs.
internment of japanese americans