A Deadly Uprising: Manzanar National Historic Site

During World War II, the United States government rounded up over 120,000 Japanese Americans, most of whom were U.S. citizens, and sent them to remote incarceration camps across the western United States for suspected disloyalty. One of those camps was Manzanar, located in the harsh desert of eastern California. When a popular community leader was arrested without explanation, thousands of incarcerated residents gathered in protest, sparking what we now know as the Manzanar Uprising, which left two people dead and changed the course of history. For a full list of our sources, visit npadpodcast.com/episodes For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more,

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A Deadly Uprising: Manzanar National Historic Site is an episode from National Park After Dark.

This episode is 68:25 long.

This episode was published on Mar 23, 2026.

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