Few people in town actually know about the historical role that Fresno played during the Japanese Internments of the 1940's. The truth is that two sites in Fresno were used as relocation centers.
Fresno Fairgrounds
Camp Pinedale
Of Civil Wrongs and Rights
**we must look at the Japanese Internments and the case of Fred Korematsu (who's supreme court ruling has yet to be overturned) now as examples that the American Government/Supreme Court are not always right/just in their actions/decisions. We mustn't ignore what is going on in Guantánamo Bay and the extra leverage that the government has received in the form of the Patriot Act to abuse their powers and commit injustices. As it stands, right now, some one can be snatched up and imprisoned by the government without them having to notify their families, or anyone for that matter, that they were even taken. They can be held indefinitely and don't even have the right to an attorney. I wonder how many people are victims of this exact situation right now that we just aren't aware of.
Fred Korematsu v. George W. Bush
