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===U.S. House of Representatives===
===U.S. House of Representatives===
Similar to a number of liberals/progressives during [[World War II]] such as California governor Culbert Olson, Pierce supported the internment of Japanese-Americans ordered by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].<ref name=oregonencyclopediabio/><ref>[https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/ww2/Pages/after-back.aspx A Mixed Reception: Japanese Americans Return to Oregon]. ''Oregon Secretary of State''. Retrieved July 3, 2021.</ref>
Similar to a number of liberals/progressives during [[World War II]] such as California governor Culbert Olson, Pierce supported the internment of Japanese-Americans ordered by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].<ref name=oregonencyclopediabio/><ref>[https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/ww2/Pages/after-back.aspx A Mixed Reception: Japanese Americans Return to Oregon]. ''Oregon Secretary of State''. Retrieved July 3, 2021.</ref>
==Legacy==
Nearly a century after the fight over school choice in Oregon during the 1920s, leftists have tried to undermine [[religious liberty]] with the same anti-Catholic attempts that Pierce and the Klan used, ultimately failing after a 2020 Supreme Court ruling.<ref>Berry, Susan (July 1, 2020). [https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2020/07/01/lead-attorney-in-scotus-espinoza-case-school-choice-critics-hiding-behind-kkk-anti-catholic-amendments/ Lead Attorney in SCOTUS Espinoza Case: School Choice Critics Hiding Behind KKK Anti-Catholic Amendments]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 3, 2021.</ref>
==See also==
==See also==