03384nam 2200733 a 450 991045069920332120200520144314.00-8078-6209-6(CKB)1000000000447687(EBL)413384(OCoLC)476237268(SSID)ssj0000206912(PQKBManifestationID)11189468(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000206912(PQKBWorkID)10229138(PQKB)10926772(MiAaPQ)EBC413384(Au-PeEL)EBL413384(CaPaEBR)ebr10202637(CaONFJC)MIL929779(EXLCZ)99100000000044768720030403d2003 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMurder at the Sleepy Lagoon[electronic resource] Zoot suits, race, and riot in wartime L.A. /Eduardo Obregón PagánChapel Hill The University of North Carolina Pressc20031 online resource (328 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8078-5494-8 0-8078-2826-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-304) and index.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; 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.Mexican AmericansCaliforniaLos AngelesSocial conditions20th centuryMexican AmericansLegal status, laws, etcCaliforniaLos AngelesHistory20th centurySleepy Lagoon Trial, Los Angeles, Calif., 1942-1943Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943Discrimination in criminal justice administrationCaliforniaLos AngelesHistory20th centuryViolenceCaliforniaLos AngelesHistory20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945CaliforniaLos AngelesWorld War, 1939-1945Social aspectsLos Angeles (Calif.)Race relationsLos Angeles (Calif.)Social conditions20th centuryElectronic books.Mexican AmericansSocial conditionsMexican AmericansLegal status, laws, etc.HistorySleepy Lagoon Trial, Los Angeles, Calif., 1942-1943.Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943.Discrimination in criminal justice administrationHistoryViolenceHistoryWorld War, 1939-1945World War, 1939-1945Social aspects.979.4/94052Pagán Eduardo Obregón1960-1032008MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450699203321Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon2449630UNINA