Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon : Zoot suits, race, and riot in wartime L.A. / Eduardo Obregon Pagan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pagán, Eduardo Obregón, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican Americans--California--Los Angeles--Social conditions--20th century.

Mexican Americans.

Mexican Americans--Legal status, laws, etc--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century.

Sleepy Lagoon Trial, Los Angeles, Calif., 1942-1943.

Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration.

Violence--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century.

Violence.

World War, 1939-1945--California--Los Angeles.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects.

Los Angeles (Calif.)--Race relations.

Los Angeles (Calif.).

Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social conditions--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

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;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-304) and index.

ISBN:

9798890871916

9780807862094

0807862096

OCLC:

476237268