 The Santa Fe Internment Camp | |
| Date | March 12, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Location | Near Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States |
| Outcome | 4 ethnic Japanese internees seriously injured |
The Santa Fe riot[1] was a confrontation at a Japanese internment camp near Santa Fe, New Mexico, during World War II. On March 12, 1945, approximately 275 internees assembled in Camp Santa Fe to watch and protest the removal of three men to another camp. During which, a scuffle broke out between the internees and the Border Patrol agents who were guarding the facility, resulting in the use of tear gas grenades, batons, and the serious injury of four internees.[2]
- ^ "Japanese American World War II Evacuation Oral History Project : Part II: Administrators". Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ^ Rogers, Everett M.; Nancy R. Bartlit (2005). Silent Voices of World War II: When Sons of the Land of Enchantment Met Sons of the Land of the Rising Sun. Sunstone Press. ISBN 9780865344235.