This place serves as a reminder of the dark chapter that remains one of the most egregious violations of civil rights in American history …President Trump’s plan to invoke this obscure wartime authority is an alarming overreach of executive power.

We are so grateful for the opportunity to hear his story and reflect on the lessons it holds for us all.Past Jefferson Lecturers include Ruth J.

selects the lecturer through a formal process that includes nominations from the public.The Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities is the agencys signature event.Sam Mihara has made it a personal mission to educate people across the world about this painful chapter of American history.

000 students of all ages in the U.The 2024 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities is partially funded by the Mellon Foundation.

born and raised in San Francisco.

Additional information about NEH and its grant programs is available at www.locked up in a place where he and his family had no rights.

Many people may have realized this.is the knowledge that this happened so recently.

The program lasted for ten weeks.of our community about this history and the culture that comes with it.