Folsom State Penitentiary Petition
The attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 brought an immediate unity of purpose to the US. Citizens of all political persuasions and from all parts of the country pledged their support, volunteered their service, and offered to enlist in the military. One of the most interesting examples of this is found among the FDR Library’s Presidential papers. It is a petition; congaing 39 pages and 1,746 signatures, that FDR received signed by prisoners at Folsom State Penitentiary in California.
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