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School children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance

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ddr-densho-151-125 (Legacy UID: denshopd-i151-00125)

Dorothea Lange Collection

Original caption: San Francisco, California. Many children of Japanese ancestry attended Raphael Weill public School, Geary and Buchanan Streets, prior to evacuation. This scene shows first- graders during flag pledge ceremony. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration. Provision will be effected for the continuance of education.

20-Apr-42

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