"""Korematsu was not excluded from the military

area because of hostility to him or his

race. He was excluded because we are at war

with the Japanese Empire, because the . . .

authorities feared an invasion of our West

Coast and felt constrained to take proper

security measures.""

—Justice Hugo Black

Korematsu v. United States, 1944
Which generalization is supported by this quotation?"
a) The Japanese American community was treated fairly and without discrimination during World War II.
b) Justice Hugo Black believed that racial prejudice played no role in the internment of Japanese Americans.
c) The fear of Japanese invasion during World War II led to discriminatory actions against Japanese Americans.
d) The legal system in the United States actively protected the civil rights of Japanese Americans during World War II.