# 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
LOS ANGELES.
People looted shops and burned property. See the link below.
In 1968 there were several things that happened in the United States that altered the mood of the country. There were race riots in Los Angeles, demonstrations on college campuses all over protesting the Vietnam War, and Robert Kennedy was shot and killed while making a speech.
The draft riots were primarily caused by the enrollment Act, which called for the draft of all men and immigrants(mainly irish) between the ages of 20 and 45.
They were called the Watts Riots because that is the area of Los Angeles the riots occurred in.
it began on June 3rd 1943 in Los Angeles CA
Northridge EarthQuake (others but dont remember the names Watts Riots Rodey King beatings ( and LA Riots) MAjor Fires
The 1965 Watts Riots in Los Angeles were mainly the result of racism.
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