Old Glory! Flying at Manzanar


It’s just a photo from World War II, the U.S. flag, flying against some California mountains.

It’s from Manzanar, the camp where Japanese Americans were detained during the war.

What words would be appropriate?

Dorothea Lange photo of the U.S. flag, flying at Manzanar, July 3, 1942. Via Wikimedia.

Dorothea Lange photo of the U.S. flag, flying at Manzanar, July 3, 1942. Via Wikimedia. “Scene of barrack homes at this War Relocation Authority Center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry. A hot windstorm brings dust from the surrounding desert.” Public domain.

Many more than a thousand words there.

This entry was posted on Saturday, August 30th, 2014 at 1:26 am and is filed under 1941-1945, Citizenship, Civil Rights, Japanese American internment, U.S. Flag, World War II. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

One Response to Old Glory! Flying at Manzanar

  1. Black Flag®'s avatar Black Flag® says:
    August 30, 2014 at 8:23 am

    Hypocrisy.

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