The Resource The Zoot Suit Riots, Kevin Hillstrom
The Zoot Suit Riots, Kevin Hillstrom
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- Summary
- "Surveys the political events, social trends, and racial attitudes that contributed to a week-long outbreak of violence in Los Angeles in 1943 by white servicemen and civilians against young Mexican-American 'zoot suiters.' Includes a narrative overview, biographies, primary sources, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 214 pages
- Contents
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- 1. Caught in the currents of empire and conquest
- 2. Rising tensions in California
- 3. A city on the edge
- 4. The trial of the 38th Street Boys
- 5. The Zoot Suit Riots
- 6. Release from prison
- 7. Legacy of the Zoot Suit Riots
- Biographies
- Fletcher Bowron (1887-1968) Mayor of Los Angeles during the Sleepy Lagoon trial and Zoot Suit Riots
- José Díaz (1919-1942),Mexican farm worker whose murder resulted in the Sleepy Lagoon trial
- Charles William Fricke (1882-1958), judge who presided over the 1943 Sleepy Lagoon murder trial
- Alice Greenfield (1917-2009), civil rights activist and member of the Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee
- Henry "Hank" Leyvas (1923-1971), Mexican-American defendant in the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial
- Carey McWilliams (1905-1980), American journalist and attorney who headed the Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee
- Edward Roybal (1916-2005), First Hispanic-American member of the Los Angeles City Council and longtime U.S. Representative
- George Shibley (1910-1989), defense attorney in the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial
- Primary sources.
- Anglo squatters swarm Mexican-owned haciendas in California
- Examples of anti-Mexican discrimination in 1930s America
- Depression-era Los Angeles targets Mexicans for repatriation
- A Los Angeles police officer issues a racist report on the Mexican "element"
- Courtroom clashes between Fricke and Shibley
- Trying to survive the Zoot Suit Riots
- Mexican-American activists assess the causes of the Zoot Suit Riots
- The Los Angeles Times attacks Eleanor Roosevelt's stance on the riots
- New Hispanic hopes and dreams in the Post-World War II Era
- From the barrio to a German POW camp and back
- A landmark legal decision for Mexican Americans
- Honoring the heritage and contributions of Hispanic Americans
- Isbn
- 9780780812857
- Label
- The Zoot Suit Riots
- Title
- The Zoot Suit Riots
- Statement of responsibility
- Kevin Hillstrom
- Subject
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- Violence
- Mexican Americans -- California | Los Angeles -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- 1900-1999
- Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943
- History
- Mexican Americans -- Social conditions
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Social conditions
- Race relations
- Violence -- California | Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Race relations
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Surveys the political events, social trends, and racial attitudes that contributed to a week-long outbreak of violence in Los Angeles in 1943 by white servicemen and civilians against young Mexican-American 'zoot suiters.' Includes a narrative overview, biographies, primary sources, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"--Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 306.09794/94053
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- F869.L89
- LC item number
- M447 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Defining moments
- Label
- The Zoot Suit Riots, Kevin Hillstrom
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-206and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Caught in the currents of empire and conquest -- 2. Rising tensions in California -- 3. A city on the edge -- 4. The trial of the 38th Street Boys -- 5. The Zoot Suit Riots -- 6. Release from prison -- 7. Legacy of the Zoot Suit Riots -- Biographies -- Fletcher Bowron (1887-1968) Mayor of Los Angeles during the Sleepy Lagoon trial and Zoot Suit Riots -- José Díaz (1919-1942),Mexican farm worker whose murder resulted in the Sleepy Lagoon trial -- Charles William Fricke (1882-1958), judge who presided over the 1943 Sleepy Lagoon murder trial -- Alice Greenfield (1917-2009), civil rights activist and member of the Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee -- Henry "Hank" Leyvas (1923-1971), Mexican-American defendant in the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial -- Carey McWilliams (1905-1980), American journalist and attorney who headed the Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee -- Edward Roybal (1916-2005), First Hispanic-American member of the Los Angeles City Council and longtime U.S. Representative -- George Shibley (1910-1989), defense attorney in the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial -- Primary sources. -- Anglo squatters swarm Mexican-owned haciendas in California -- Examples of anti-Mexican discrimination in 1930s America -- Depression-era Los Angeles targets Mexicans for repatriation -- A Los Angeles police officer issues a racist report on the Mexican "element" -- Courtroom clashes between Fricke and Shibley -- Trying to survive the Zoot Suit Riots -- Mexican-American activists assess the causes of the Zoot Suit Riots -- The Los Angeles Times attacks Eleanor Roosevelt's stance on the riots -- New Hispanic hopes and dreams in the Post-World War II Era -- From the barrio to a German POW camp and back -- A landmark legal decision for Mexican Americans -- Honoring the heritage and contributions of Hispanic Americans
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 214 pages
- Isbn
- 9780780812857
- Lccn
- 2012029556
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Note
- Spec. Coll. copy: Glossy, photo illustrated red paper boards, title stamped in red and white. Contains images from Library Special Collections' holdings. Gift of the publisher.
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)775419575
- ucoclc775419575
- Label
- The Zoot Suit Riots, Kevin Hillstrom
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-206and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Caught in the currents of empire and conquest -- 2. Rising tensions in California -- 3. A city on the edge -- 4. The trial of the 38th Street Boys -- 5. The Zoot Suit Riots -- 6. Release from prison -- 7. Legacy of the Zoot Suit Riots -- Biographies -- Fletcher Bowron (1887-1968) Mayor of Los Angeles during the Sleepy Lagoon trial and Zoot Suit Riots -- José Díaz (1919-1942),Mexican farm worker whose murder resulted in the Sleepy Lagoon trial -- Charles William Fricke (1882-1958), judge who presided over the 1943 Sleepy Lagoon murder trial -- Alice Greenfield (1917-2009), civil rights activist and member of the Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee -- Henry "Hank" Leyvas (1923-1971), Mexican-American defendant in the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial -- Carey McWilliams (1905-1980), American journalist and attorney who headed the Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee -- Edward Roybal (1916-2005), First Hispanic-American member of the Los Angeles City Council and longtime U.S. Representative -- George Shibley (1910-1989), defense attorney in the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial -- Primary sources. -- Anglo squatters swarm Mexican-owned haciendas in California -- Examples of anti-Mexican discrimination in 1930s America -- Depression-era Los Angeles targets Mexicans for repatriation -- A Los Angeles police officer issues a racist report on the Mexican "element" -- Courtroom clashes between Fricke and Shibley -- Trying to survive the Zoot Suit Riots -- Mexican-American activists assess the causes of the Zoot Suit Riots -- The Los Angeles Times attacks Eleanor Roosevelt's stance on the riots -- New Hispanic hopes and dreams in the Post-World War II Era -- From the barrio to a German POW camp and back -- A landmark legal decision for Mexican Americans -- Honoring the heritage and contributions of Hispanic Americans
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 214 pages
- Isbn
- 9780780812857
- Lccn
- 2012029556
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Note
- Spec. Coll. copy: Glossy, photo illustrated red paper boards, title stamped in red and white. Contains images from Library Special Collections' holdings. Gift of the publisher.
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)775419575
- ucoclc775419575
Subject
- 1900-1999
- History
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Race relations
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Mexican Americans -- California | Los Angeles -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Mexican Americans -- Social conditions
- Race relations
- Social conditions
- Violence
- Violence -- California | Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century
- Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943
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