ruthbrarian’s avatarruthbrarian’s Twitter Archive—№ 12,841

  1. "During World War II, [Milton S.] Eisenhower was director of the War Relocation Authority. Because of his opposition to mass incarceration, he attempted to mitigate the actions taken against Japanese Americans." ... my brother in Christ what do you think the WRA did?
    1. …in reply to @ruthbrarian
      I was just trying to find a citation for the brother of Dwight D. *squints* winning the Horatio Alger Award? bit.ly/3zazNXj ... but like... this genuinely broke my brain. He directed the agency whose primary responsibility was incarcerating Japanese Americans.
      1. …in reply to @ruthbrarian
        (he did quit after 3 months but *gesticulates*)