Executive Order 9066: The President Authorizes Japanese Relocation: The Ringle Report

    Executive Order 9066: The President Authorizes Japanese Relocation: The Ringle Report

      Ringle-dingle-dingle! That's the sound of an injustice being exposed.

      The Ringle Report was an official document written by the Office of Naval Intelligence in 1941-1942 that determined Japanese Americans posed no significant threat to the peace and security of the United States.

      This report was suppressed during the court cases of Hirabayashi, Yasui, and Korematsu. As a result, the three Japanese American men were found guilty of violating policies enacted under E.O. 9066, and they were charged with hefty fines and harsh imprisonment.

      Forty years later, the Ringle Report was wrangled out of some archives. Its rediscovery eventually prompted the overturning of Hirabayashi's and Yasui's convictions. While Korematsu's conviction was never officially overturned, the resurfacing of the Ringle Report validated his lifelong struggle for personal and civil rights.

      Furthermore, it necessitated admission of wrongdoing on the part of the U.S. solicitor general, who was forced to hang his head in shame and apologize for the extremely unethical practices conducted by his forebears.

      Good, we say, with our best Grumpy Cat frown.