5 Times Black People Showed Up And Out For Other Marginalized Communities
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the subsequent World War II, many Japanese Americans were interred and lawyers, including Black Los Angeles-based attorney Hugh McBeth, advocated for their rights through speeches, lobbying investigatory reports and lawsuits. McBeth challenged discrimination against Asians in the country and argued that “race-based confinement constituted unconstitutional racial discrimination.” […]