The Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 targeted the Latino race. The Zoot Suit Riots took place in Los Angeles, California.
The causes of the Detroit race riots and the Los Angeles Zoot Suit Riots were similar because both dealt with racial violence the Detroit Race Riots with blacks and whites and the LA Zoot Suit Riots with Mexican Americans and American off-duty sailors.
# Is the term "Zoot Suit Riots" really appropriate for what happened in Los Angeles in June of 1943?
it began on June 3rd 1943 in Los Angeles CA
A zootsuiter is somebody who wears a zoot suit or someone who was involved in the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943.A zoot-suiter is someone who wears a zoot suit.
The American Experience - 1988 Zoot Suit Riots 14-10 was released on: USA: 1 March 2002
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The zoot-suit riots
A series of riots in L.A. California during WW2, soldiers stationed in the city and Mexican youths because of the zoot suits they wore.
While there were estimated to be about 150 people injured in the Zoot Suit Riots, some seriously; there were no deaths.
The 1942 Zoot Suit Riots between Latino youth and sailors and Marines stationed in LA.