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The Sleepy Lagoon Trial and Zoot Suit Riots: Los Angeles's Season of Violence During WWII

The Sleepy Lagoon Trial and Zoot Suit Riots: Los Angeles's Season of Violence During WWII

Update: 2025-02-17
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Crime and Punishment Series. Episode #3 of 4. In the summer of 1943 the city of Los Angeles erupted into what has become known as the Zoot Suit Riots, where roving bands of white servicemen beat and stripped Mexican American youth of their distinctive zoot suits. The riots took place amidst the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial- a case characterized by the press as a crackdown on Mexican American juvenile “delinquency.” In today’s episode, part of our Crime and Punishment series, we’re exploring the tender box that was Los Angeles during World War II. 


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The Sleepy Lagoon Trial and Zoot Suit Riots: Los Angeles's Season of Violence During WWII

The Sleepy Lagoon Trial and Zoot Suit Riots: Los Angeles's Season of Violence During WWII

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