print email comment close Zoot Suit Riots: Los Angeles Erupts in Violence URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/zoot/index.html Description: Explores the 1943 Los Angeles riots, when "ethnic and racial tensions [between Anglos and Mexican-Americans] that had been building up over the years boiled over." Includes a timeline (1880s-1972), maps, letters of the Sleepy Lagoon defendants sent from San Quentin Prison, press depictions of the riot, information on related people and Zoot Suit culture, and a teacher's guide. Companion to the PBS American Experience program of same title (includes transcript). Available in English and Spanish. Publisher: PBS Online; WGBH Extra Keywords pachuco racial profiling 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 6313 created by Tom McGibney on 10/01/2002 Last modification on 06/29/2005 Published: 10/01/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/6313