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The Sleepy Lagoon Case: Constitutional Rights and the Struggle for Democracy: A Commemorative Symposium and Exhibition URL: http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/special/sleepylagoon/slexhibit.htm Description: Account of "the notorious trial that took place in Los Angeles in 1942, popularly known as the Sleepy Lagoon case," which concerned the murder of a Mexican American man by alleged "zoot suiters." Topics include wartime hysteria, the accused, the defense committee and the appeal, and the overturning of the conviction. Includes images of primary source documents and photographs. From the Charles E. Young Library Department of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles. LII Topics: Los Angeles Publisher: University of California, Los Angeles Extra Keywords UCLA World War II WWII two second Luis Valdez Dublin Core Material Type: Text, Image Library of Congress Subject Headings: Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Race relations Mexican Americans -- California -- Los Angeles -- History United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943 LII Database Information: Record 22394 created by Maria Brandt on 08/21/2006 Last modification on 02/17/2009 Published: 08/30/2006 California Digital Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22394 |
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