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Zoot suit riots / American Experience Films ; written and produced by Joseph Tovares ; directed by Joseph Tovares ; a production of WGBH Boston.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee.
- Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943.
- Mexican Americans--California--Los Angeles--Social conditions--20th century.
- Mexican Americans.
- Mexican Americans--Legal status, laws, etc--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century.
- Discrimination in criminal justice administration--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century.
- Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
- Riots--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century.
- Riots.
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--Race relations.
- Los Angeles (Calif.).
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Genre:
- Nonfiction television programs.
- Documentary television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (52 min.)) : sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, New York] : Pragda Films, [2002]
- Language Note:
- Closed captioning available.
- System Details:
- System requirements: An Internet browser with HTML5 support.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- In June 1943, the murder of 22-year-old José Diaz ignited a firestorm in Los Angeles. For sailors and many white Angelenos, Mexican-American teens--called zoot suiters--had come to symbolize all that was wrong with the city. Revisit the story of the trial and the violent events of the following summer, culminating in riots between servicemen and Latino youth.
- Participant:
- Narrated by Hector Elizondo.
- Credits:
- Edited by James Rutenbeck ; cinematography, Michael Chin ; music by Claudio Ragazzi.
- Notes:
- Originally broadcast as an episode of the television program The American Experience in 2002.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed October 24, 2023).
- OCLC:
- 1407115607
- Publisher Number:
- pr-zoot Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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