Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon : Zoot Suits, Race, and Riot in Wartime L.A.

An exploration of the notorious 1942 "Sleepy Lagoon" murder trial in Los Angeles and the ensuing Zoot Suit Riot. The author offers a social history of both the trial and the riot and argues that they resulted from a volatile mix of racial and social tensions that had long been simmering.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pagn, Eduardo Obregn
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2003.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.
Mexican Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.
Mexican Americans > California > Los Angeles > Social conditions > 20th century.
Sleepy Lagoon Trial, Los Angeles, Calif., 1942-1943.
Violence > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects.
World War, 1939-1945 > California > Los Angeles.
Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943.
Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice pénale > Californie > Los Angeles > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Américains d'origine mexicaine > Californie > Los Angeles > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Procès de Sleepy Lagoon, Los Angeles, Calif., 1942-1943.
Violence > Californie > Los Angeles > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect social.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Californie > Los Angeles.
Émeutes des Zoot Suit, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration
Mexican Americans > Legal status, laws, etc.
Mexican Americans > Social conditions
Race relations
Social aspects
Social conditions
Violence
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Race relations.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Social conditions > 20th century.
California > Los Angeles
History
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