Leveled Readings / Korematsu v. United States
Korematsu v. United States
Justice Hugo Black, majority opinion, Korematsu v. United States (1944)
These are adaptations, not the original. The original wording is always shown first. Each adapted version restates the same passage at about a grade 4, grade 7, or grade 10 reading level without adding or removing ideas. Quote the original in student writing.
Original wording
“Korematsu was not excluded from the Military Area because of hostility to him or his race.”
Adapted · about grade 4
The Court said Korematsu was not removed because of dislike of him or his race.
Adapted · about grade 7
The Court said Korematsu was not excluded from the military area because of hostility toward him or his race.
Adapted · about grade 10
The majority held that Korematsu was excluded from the military area not because of hostility to him or his race.
Used in: Was the incarceration of Japanese Americans justified?