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Charles Z. Smith Interview Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-169-27)
The legacy of Justice Charles Z. Smith
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Charles Z. Smith Interview (ddr-densho-1000-169)
Born February 23, 1927, in Lakeland, Florida. Left home at age fourteen to live under the educational supervision of Dr. William H. Gray, Jr., attended Florida A & M, and graduated with a degree in business administration from Temple University. Graduated from University of Washington Law School in 1955, then served as law clerk for Supreme …
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Letter to the Director of Presidential Personnel (ddr-densho-274-161)
Letter recommending Judge Charles Z. Smith to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians.
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Letter to the Director of Presidential Personnel (ddr-densho-274-163)
Letter recommending Judge Charles Z. Smith to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians.
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Letter to President Jimmy Carter (ddr-densho-274-160)
Letter recommending Judge Charles Z. Smith to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians.
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Letter to President Jimmy Carter (ddr-densho-274-162)
Letter recommending Judge Charles Z. Smith to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians.
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Testimony of Conscience (ddr-densho-1007-1855)
This document is a transcript of a sermon given by Charles Z. Smith at the Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church in Seattle, Washington on July 28, 1974. Smith was not of Japanese descent nor incarcerated during World War II in a concentration camp, but during his law career he advocated for immigrant rights and opposed Executive …
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Charles Z. Smith Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-169-16)
Meeting future wife while still in law school
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Charles Z. Smith Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-169-25)
Lessons from the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans: be wary of inaccurate interpretations of history
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Charles Z. Smith Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-169-21)
Observing the Civil Rights March on Washington from home: "I regret that I missed it"
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Charles Z. Smith Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-169-11)
Deciding to attend law school at the University of Washington; thoughts on moving to Seattle
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Charles Z. Smith Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-169-26)
Discussion of important current issues in the world
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Charles Z. Smith Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-169-29)
African American versus Japanese American redress: "I think the only thing they have in common is the demand for redress"
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Charles Z. Smith Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-169-18)
Serving as Special Assistant to Attorney General Robert Kennedy in Washington, D.C.; working to prosecute James Hoffa
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Charles Z. Smith Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-169-9)
Enlisting in U.S. army as part of "rebellion" against mentor's influence
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Charles Z. Smith Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-169-10)
Serving in segregated military system: witnessing unequal treatment based on race
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Charles Z. Smith Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-169-7)
Influence of mentor over a ten-year period: age fourteen to twenty-four
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Charles Z. Smith Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-169-22)
An emotional reaction: remembering the assassination of Robert Kennedy
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Charles Z. Smith Interview Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-169-28)
Thoughts on Japanese American redress: "I was literally stunned"
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Charles Z. Smith Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-169-1)
Family background: "son of a Cuban immigrant and an African American mother"
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Charles Z. Smith Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-169-5)
A voracious appetite for reading as a child; starting school at age three
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Charles Z. Smith Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-169-4)
Musical background as a child: familiarity with African American spirituals
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Charles Z. Smith Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-169-24)
Message to young people: importance of public service
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Charles Z. Smith Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-169-20)
Serving in the Justice Department during the Civil Rights movement, but not directly participating
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