Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon Zoot suits, race, and riot in wartime L.A. / [electronic resource] :
Eduardo Obregón Pagán.
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, c2003.
- xii, 313 p. : ill., map.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-304) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Mexican Americans--Social conditions--California--Los Angeles--20th century. Mexican Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century. Sleepy Lagoon Trial, Los Angeles, Calif., 1942-1943. Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943. Discrimination in criminal justice administration--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century. Violence--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century. World War, 1939-1945--California--Los Angeles. World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Race relations. Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social conditions--20th century.