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.
Many American cities had race riots in the latter half of the 1960s, including Detroit, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Chicago.
They were called the Watts Riots because that is the area of Los Angeles the riots occurred in.
In the 1960s there were race riots in several countries including Britain, South Africa, and the USA. The 3 cities you're most likely looking for are Detroit, Los Angeles, and Newark.
The 1965 Watts Riots in Los Angeles were mainly the result of racism.
the la riots took place in southern los angeles
1) What are the causes of the riots?
yes that was one of the causes
Inequality, and unjust treatment of minorities, are the root causes of the race riots that have occurred in the U.S.
Detroit race riots
The second person to die in the 1943 Detroit riots,
LOS ANGELES.
# Is the term "Zoot Suit Riots" really appropriate for what happened in Los Angeles in June of 1943?