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Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon: Zoot Suits, Race, and Riot in Wartime L.A.
Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon Zoot Suits Race and Riot in Wartime LA
Author: Eduardo Obregon Pagan
The notorious 1942 "Sleepy Lagoon" murder trial in Los Angeles concluded with the conviction of seventeen young Mexican American men for the alleged gang slaying of fellow youth Jose Diaz. Just five months later, the so-called Zoot Suit Riot erupted, as white soldiers in the city attacked minority youths and burned their distinctive zoot suits. ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780807854945
ISBN-10: 0807854948
Publication Date: 11/24/2003
Pages: 312
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Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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