Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry

Title: Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry
Date Created: May, 1942
Description: A government-issued notice from May 1942 ordered all people of Japanese ancestry living in parts of Alameda County to report for forced removal and incarceration. Posted publicly by the Western Defense Command under Lt. Gen. J.L. DeWitt, the instructions laid out every detail of the evacuation process
Creator: The Western Defense Command
Spatial Coverage: Northern California, Oakland, Alameda
Type: State Issued poster
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