Assignment
o Read?the provided YAWP readings.
o Watch the videos provided.
o Review the Racism and Fear presentation provided.
o Read the eyewitness account, Evacuation to Manzanar.
o Read the Internment Camp Loyalty Questionnaire.
o Read pages 804 - 811 of the US History online textbook.
Answer the following questions within your initial posting:
o What are the Tuskegee Airmen most known for doing?
o How did the U.S. justify sending troops to Europe to fight for the freedom of others but violating the rights and liberties of our own citizens?
o Look at Figure 27.8 in your text within chapter 27. What is your reaction to the photo and the information about it?
o What were the issues that sparked the Zoot Suit Riots?
o Who were the No-No Boys? Research that phrase and tell us what you learned.
o Would you have willing to fill out the Internment Camp Loyalty Application? Why or why not?
Research the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and tell us what you learned.
o Remember...
o Slavery was legal.
o The Indian Wars were legal.
o Segregation was legal.
o Denying women and people of color the right to vote was legal.
o Internment camps were and ARE legal.
o The Holocaust was legal.
HOWEVER...
o Hiding and helping runaway slaves was criminalized.
o Protecting the Jews was criminalized.
o Fighting against racism was criminalized.
o Fighting for Civil Rights and Equal Rights was criminalized.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.