The Internment Evacuation
The truth and lies
The Propoganda
This shot is from a video put out by the Military. It shows the detainees with plenty of transportation so that they will not be cramped and can bring with them as much as they want. The government is sending the message that it was a pleasant experience in removing the Japanese Americans from their hometowns. This gives the false impression that it was a willing experience on the part of the Japanese Americans. The government did this in order to make other americans feel less worried or guilty about the unwarranted imprisonment.
THE TRUTH
Unwilling
This image portrays two of the younger Japanese Americans who were forced into internment. This explicitly shows the unwillingness which is in contrast to the happy complicit detainees in the propaganda.
Lack of Space
There is no physical way to transport enough belongings for people to live with for a month in this tiny bus. This is a direct contradiction to the many busses shown in the propaganda photo.
The government spread these lies in order to justify their dehumanizing actions towards the Japanese Americans. They let the other Americans feel like it was not such a bad move and transition for the Japanese Americans.
Not even in busses
Sometimes it was lie to even have busses at all. They were transported in cattle trucks and vehicles designed to transport animals, not human beings.
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