WWII Arkansas Relocation Centers
Lecture (1 session) | This program is completed
The War Relocation Center Act signed in 1942 by President Roosevelt set up camps to house Japanese Americans arrested in California, Oregon and Washington. Some 110,000 Japanese Americans were removed from these three states and placed in 10 camps scattered in the Western part of our country. Randy Dixon, Hugh Earnest and Doug Talbott will share information, focusing on one of the two camps built in Arkansas, the Rowher camp close to McGehee Arkansas. The reasoning behind these camps, a history of the specific site (population, facilities and time of usage) will be presented along with video footage detailing certain aspects and individuals detained at the site.
This course is an in-person course and will be held at the Pryor Center, located a 1 E. Center Street, Fayetteville, AR 72701.
Douglas Talbott
Doug is a retired academic advisor and part-time instructor from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, He is also an avid wildlife photographer, SCUBA diver, and world traveler who has touched all seven continents. A passionate photographer and world traveler, he has visited all seven continents and 47 of the 50 states. In the last three years he has visited and extensively photographed in Australia, Africa, and Antarctica.
Randy Dixon
Mr. Dixon works for the Pryor Center and works on digiitizing news information that is stored in the center. Mr. Earnest is a retired city manager and has a long term interest in this navigation project
Hugh Earnest
Hugh Ernest has a Masters in Public Administration, MPA, from the University of Arkansas. He was a city manager or assistant city manager in several cities in Arkansas, including Beaumont, Texas. He also served on the City Planning Commissions in Little Rock and Fayetteville.