Executive Order 9066, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, stands as a dark chapter in American history. This executive order authorized the Secretary of War and the armed forces to remove people of Japanese ancestry, both citizens and non-citizens, from designed military areas into detention camps. This resulted in the forced relocation and internment of over 120,000 people, most of whom were American citizens, to desolate, prison-like camps scattered across the country. This action, based on fear, prejudice, and racism, violated the civil liberties of these innocent people and remains a shameful moment in American history.
