The bombing of Pearl Harbor not only marked a turning point in America’s role in World War II, but also helped catalyze rampant anti-Japanese sentiment across the country. Americans ― Japanese-Americans ― bore the brunt of this xenophobia. On Thursday, the 76th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Americans look back on the tragedy that changed the lives of so many citizens. Against the backdrop of the Trump administration’s travel ban targeting travelers from mostly Muslim-majority countries, World War II-era propaganda and signs remind us what happens when an entire group of people is scapegoated during a time of conflict. Scroll down below to see anti-Japanese wartime propaganda.

Source: Huffington Post December 07, 2017 22:41 UTC