Japanese-American Internment · US History

What was the significance of the Heart Mountain Fair Play Committee?

  1. They organized sporting events, dances, and cultural festivals to raise morale in the Wyoming camp
  2. They advocated for the immediate enlistment of all camp residents into the U.S. Army
  3. They protested the drafting of Nisei men while their families were still incarcerated
  4. They worked with the Red Cross and camp doctors to improve medical conditions inside the camps
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Correct answer: They protested the drafting of Nisei men while their families were still incarcerated

This group of resisters argued that they should not have to serve in the military until their constitutional rights as citizens were restored. Many members were subsequently tried and imprisoned for draft evasion.

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