“In 1942, the discovery of the body of José Díaz in the Sleepy Lagoon of southeastern Los Angeles prompted the Times to level a rhetorical campaign against zoot suiters, inflaming public sentiment against young men of color in Los Angeles,” UCLA historian Eric Avila. #ZootSuitRiots #LAhistory

This looks very cool

#Chicano #LosAngeles #graphicnovel #SleepyLagoon #ZootSuitRiots

I repeat, ICE and National Guard are not the only problem. LAPD has been a threat to our community for as long as we can remember. There's an entire sub-genre of hard boiled fiction devoted to the corrupt policing in LA. #JapaneseInternment #ZootSuitRiots #WattsRiots #RodneyKingRiots #ACAB

L.A. people have never backed down from a fight against injustice, even if it means burning down their city.

#ZootSuitRiots 40s #WattsRiots 60s #ChicanoRiots 70s
#LARiots in 92'
#BLM protests

They always rebuild again, always united.

#latinsky #mexicansky #news

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1943, LA's anti-Latino #racism exploded in the #ZootSuitRiots -- in essence a pogrom directed at Hispanic & black citizens. White servicemen hunted down folks in Zoot suits for five days, beating & stripping them in the streets while hurling racial slurs.

#OTD #TDIH #June3, 1943 #ZootSuitRiots occur in #LosAngeles #California.
#ZootSuitRiots #ZootSuits #Zoots #USHomeFrontDuringWWII #AmericanHomefrontWWII #Riots #RaceRiots #WorldWarII #WWII #WW2 #WorldWarTwo #WorldWar2 #SecondWorldWar #MusicSky
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Sunday: The Zoot Suit Riots Memorial Cruise will honor the 82nd anniversary of the Zoot Suit Riots that erupted in Los Angeles in June 1943. Info -> www.instagram.com/p/DJmqUtSyfqY/ #ZootSuitRiots

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So that you know … #BlackDandy #ZootSuitRiots
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Zoot Suit Riots: Causes, Facts & Photos ‑ HISTORY The Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 were violent clashes in which U.S. servicemen, police officers and civilians brutalized Latinos and other minorities in Los Angeles.

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Death to Pachuco #1 A Chicano noir set during the Zoot Suit Riots and 1943 wartime Los Angeles by Henry Barajas, Rachel Merrill, & Lee Loughridge.

#Cartoonists and #kidlit community, can we give some love to Mr Henry Barajas-a talented #chicano writer doing a comic about the #zootsuitriots ? I've met this brother and hes a super kind and and talented dude! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hba...

On #ThisDayInHistory another #racist #pogrom took place in #LosAngeles in 1943. US servicemen attacked local #Hispanic residents, stripped off their clothes, and beat them in what are now called the #ZootSuitRiots. The attacks continued for six days with hundreds injured.