Ferguson on World War II Relocation Camps
The Anti-Defamation League applauds The Times’ strongly worded editorial on Ferguson’s attempt to rewrite history. Fortunately for all of us, Ferguson’s effort to minimize the injustice of the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II was soundly defeated in the California Legislature.
The ADL, an agency that vociferously called for reparations for the victims of that internment, can well appreciate the insidious effects wrought by historical revisionism.
Instead of ignoring or depreciating the harm inflicted on Americans of Japanese origin, it is important to work toward the establishment of educational programs and public remembrances of those events designed to ensure that such injustices are not repeated.
BETSY R. ROSENTHAL
Western States Counsel
Anti-Defamation League
Los Angeles
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