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Fred Korematsu Speaks Up (Fighting for Justice series)
by Laura Atkins
Illustrator: Yutaka Houlette
Ages: 9+
Published: 2017
Publisher: Heyday
ISBN: 978-1-59714-368-4
Keywords: Japanese Internment Camps, World War II, Civil Rights, Diversity, Discrimination
A Japanese American seeks justice for himself and others. Told in verse. Photographs, sources, bibliography, and other back matter.