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TITLE
Gordon Hirabayashi
 
DESCRIPTION
Gordon Hirabayashi
 
CONTEXT
In 1942, twenty-three year old Gordon Hirabayashi disobeyed curfew restrictions as an act of civil disobedience. Tried in October 1942, he was found guilty and sentenced to prison. The U.S. Supreme Court heard his case in 1944, and upheld the verdict of the lower court.
 
CREDIT
Courtesy of Gordon Hirabayashi