LEADER 03373nam 2200745 a 450 001 9910819908803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a979-88-908719-1-6 010 $a0-8078-6209-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000447687 035 $a(EBL)413384 035 $a(OCoLC)476237268 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000206912 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11189468 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000206912 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10229138 035 $a(PQKB)10926772 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL413384 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10202637 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL929779 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC413384 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000447687 100 $a20030403d2003 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMurder at the Sleepy Lagoon $eZoot suits, race, and riot in wartime L.A. /$fEduardo Obregon Pagan 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aChapel Hill $cThe University of North Carolina Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (328 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8078-5494-8 311 $a0-8078-2826-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [283]-304) and index. 327 $aContents; 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; 330 $aAn 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. 606 $aMexican Americans$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$xSocial conditions$y20th century 606 $aMexican Americans$xLegal status, laws, etc$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aSleepy Lagoon Trial, Los Angeles, Calif., 1942-1943 606 $aZoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943 606 $aDiscrimination in criminal justice administration$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aViolence$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xSocial aspects 607 $aLos Angeles (Calif.)$xRace relations 607 $aLos Angeles (Calif.)$xSocial conditions$y20th century 615 0$aMexican Americans$xSocial conditions 615 0$aMexican Americans$xLegal status, laws, etc.$xHistory 615 0$aSleepy Lagoon Trial, Los Angeles, Calif., 1942-1943. 615 0$aZoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943. 615 0$aDiscrimination in criminal justice administration$xHistory 615 0$aViolence$xHistory 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xSocial aspects. 676 $a979.4/94052 700 $aPagan$b Eduardo Obregon$f1960-$01706505 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819908803321 996 $aMurder at the Sleepy Lagoon$94093963 997 $aUNINA