The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of riots that took place June 3–8, 1943, in Los Angeles, California, United States, involving American servicemen stationed...
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exploded in 1943 in a series of anti-Mexican riots in Los Angeles that became termed the Zoot Suit Riots. For ten days, white U.S. servicemen cruised...
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"Zoot Suit Riot" is a song by the American ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, written by vocalist and frontman Steve Perry for the band's 1997...
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Suit is based on the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial and the Zoot Suit Riots. Debuting in 1979, Zoot Suit was the first Chicano play on Broadway. In 1981, Luis...
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Zoot Suit Riot: The Swingin' Hits of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies is a compilation album by the American band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, released on March...
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Zoot Suit Riots throughout Los Angeles. The story is set in the barrios of Los Angeles in the early 1940s against the backdrop of the Zoot Suit Riots...
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Pachucas (section Zoot Suit Riots)
American women who wore zoot suits during World War II, also known as "cholitas", "slick chicks", and "lady zoot suiters". The suit was a symbol of rebellion...
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Crime in Los Angeles (section Zoot Suit Riots (1943))
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department also assist. The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of riots on June 3–8, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, United States...
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emerged in El Paso, Texas, in the late 1930s. Pachucos are associated with zoot suit fashion, jump blues, jazz and swing music, a distinct dialect known as...
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the Zoot Suit Riots". Scripps Senior Theses – via JSTOR. Sleepy Lagoon Website Chiland, Elijah (June 5, 2016). "Mapping LA's Notorious Zoot Suit Riots"....
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