And on the 75th anniversary of the Zoot Suit Riots, a commemorative cruise, organized by Alcaraz, will kick off Sunday, June 3 at 11 a.m. at Lincoln Park at 3845 Selig Place, make its way into ...

This month marks the 80th anniversary of the Zoot Suit Riots, the five-day period in June 1943 when servicemen stalked the streets of Los Angeles attacking Mexican American zoot suiters.

Many of the symbols and sites related to the Zoot Suit Riots are gone, including the swimming hole that was dubbed Sleepy Lagoon. But one can find the grave of Jose Diaz.

Zoot Suit Riots is a powerful film that explores the complicated racial tensions and the changing social and political landscape that led up to the explosion on LA's streets in the summer of 1943.

Eighty years ago this month, the Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles led to brief unrest in San Diego. The so-called “riots” were a series of ethnically motivated attacks by military personnel and ...

Zoot Suit Riots. Season 14 Episode 6 | 51m 32s Video has Closed Captions | CC. In June 1943, Los Angeles erupted into the worst race riots in the city to date. Aired 02/10/2002 | Expired 03/29 ...

The Zoot Suit Riots are described as a “dark chapter in Los Angeles County history” in a motion approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, May 16.

The Zoot Suit Riots erupted in June 1943, when groups of white sailors and soldiers clashed with young Mexican American men who wore flamboyant zoot suits—a style characterized by high-waisted, ...

And on the 75th anniversary of the Zoot Suit Riots, a commemorative cruise, organized by Alcaraz, will kick off Sunday, June 3 at 11 a.m. at Lincoln Park at 3845 Selig Place, ...

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