The Patriotism of Protest: Draft Resistance Behind Barbed Wire
Over thirty thousand Japanese Americans fought for the U.S. in the military during World War II. However, others chose the courtroom as their battlefield. This exhibit follows the story of how the government came to draft Japanese Americans who were confined behind barbed wire on the basis of presumed disloyalty, and how the Japanese Americans attempted to stand up not only for themselves, but for the very principles on which the United States was founded. It features profiles of individual resisters, exploring the human faces and stories behind the resistance.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Support the powerful story of the Heart Mountain draft resisters and help ensure this important history reaches audiences across the country.
Sponsors will be recognized in their selected sponsorship tier for The Patriotism of Protest: Draft Resistance Behind Barbed Wire exhibit throughout its year-long run at the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation and at all partner institutions as the exhibit travels. Sponsor will also be listed on the website when the digital integration of the exhibit happens.
Your support not only sustains the physical exhibition but also strengthens our year-round educational programming that explores the complex questions of citizenship, civil liberties, and constitutional rights raised by the draft resisters’ story.
Sponsorship Levels:*
Headline Sponsor – $5,000
Premier Sponsor – $1,000
Sponsor – $500
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Your partnership helps preserve, present, and share this vital chapter of American history.
Please contact Michael McDaniel, our Membership & Development Manager, with any questions at michael@heartmountain.org.