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

Published Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (328 pages) Contents Acknowledgments; Prologue: The Sleepy Lagoon Mystery; PART I: MAKE NOISE BROKEN WINDOWS; PART II: LA VIDA DURA; PART III: SHOUTING CURSES ON THE STREET; PART IV: THE VIOLENT POETRY OF THE TIMES; Epilogue: Who Killed José Díaz?; Appendix: A Note on Terminology and Methodology; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-304) and index Notes Print version record Subject 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 in criminal justice administration Mexican Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. Mexican Americans -- Social conditions Race relations Social aspects Social conditions Violence SUBJECT Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Race relations Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century Subject California -- Los Angeles Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780807862094 0807862096 9780807828267 0807828262 9780807854945 0807854948

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