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El Calendario When did the Zoot Suit riots begin? | June 3rd, 1943 |
El Tiempo How long did the Zoot Suit Riots last? | 4 days |
La Ciudad
Where did the Zoot Suit Riots happen?
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Ciudad (binary/octet-stream)
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Los Angeles |
El Soldado Who was involved in the Zoot Suit Riots? | Young Mexican Men and White Servicemen |
La Policia How did the LAPD respond to the riots? | they would contribute or watch young Mexicans be beaten and arrest the Mexicans |
El Intendente
Who was the Mayor of Los Angeles at the time?
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Mayor (binary/octet-stream)
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Fletcher Brown |
El Traidor How did the Mayor Respond? | He legitimatized the police and military actions and blamed gangs for the violence |
El Gobernador Who was the governor of California at the time? | Earl Warren |
El Estado
How did the state of California respond to the riots?
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Estado (binary/octet-stream)
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They sent a committee to analyse the situation...found the Zoot Suit wearers weren't particularly Mexican, criminals, or juveniles |
El Penguino Name 3 things specific to the Zoot Suit | Hats(tando) Shoulder pads, long tail oversized look chains black and white shoes suspenders |
La Gente
Were only Mexicans and White Servicemen Involved? If not, who else was?
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Gente (binary/octet-stream)
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No. Filipinos, Africans Americans and white youth associated with Zoot Suiters were also attacked. |
La Tension When did the tension begin to build for the riots? | mid 1930s |
La Guerra
One reason for tension prior to riots
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Guerra (binary/octet-stream)
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war hysteria |
La Masculinidad One reason for tension prior to riots | white manhood and protecting white women from people of color |
La maldad
One reason for tension prior to riots
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Police (binary/octet-stream)
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police aggression (Venice, CA) |
El Marinero
One reason for tension prior to riots
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Sailor (binary/octet-stream)
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contact between white servicemen and Mexican Americans |
El Ciudadano One reason for tension prior to riots | Zoot Suiters criticized the expectation of serving in the war without being treated like 1st class citizens |
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