Ernest Besig Interview Segment 10

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SEGMENT ID

ddr-densho-1002-3-10 (Legacy UID: denshovh-bernest-01-0010)

SEGMENT DESCRIPTION

Reflections on the incarceration, monetary aspects

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues surrounding the resistance movement itself.

00:06:46 — Segment 10 of 12

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DATE

October 1, 1992

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Emiko and Chizuko Omori Collection

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Emiko and Chizuko Omori Collection

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Courtesy of Emiko and Chizuko Omori

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INTERVIEW ID

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NARRATOR

Ernest Besig

INTERVIEW TITLE

Ernest Besig Interview

01:07:17 — 12 segments

DATE

October 1, 1992

LOCATION

San Francisco, California

DESCRIPTION

White male. Born in May 30, 1904, in Albany, New York. Founder and Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California from 1934 to 1971. Fought for civil rights throughout his career, and was involved in the General Strike in San Francisco, the McCarthy Era, and the Free Speech, civil rights, and anti-war movements. Represented Fred Korematsu in 1942 in his case against the United States government.

(This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues surrounding the resistance movement itself.)

PRODUCTION

Chizu Omori, interviewer; Emiko Omori, interviewer; Emiko Omori and Witt Mons, videographer

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CONTRIBUTOR

Emiko and Chizuko Omori Collection

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of Emiko and Chizuko Omori

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