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Who were the Prisoners?
Photographer: Bill Kirchner
Taken: August 18, 2010
Caption: Who were the Prisoners?
Additional Description: Most prisoners had been convicted of breaking tax or immigration laws. Many had refused to join the military for moral or religious reasons. These conscientious objectors included Hope Indians from northern Arizona and Jehovah's Witnesses. Some, like Gordon Hirabayashi, were citizens who protested the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II
Submitted: August 19, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.
Database Locator Identification Number: p123336
File Size: 2.869 Megabytes

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