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Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon: Zoot Suits, Race, and Riot in Wartime L.A. Eduardo Obregon Pagan New edition
Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon: Zoot Suits, Race, and Riot in Wartime L.A.
Eduardo Obregon Pagan
An exploration of the notorious 1942 ""Sleepy Lagoon"" murder trial in Los Angeles and the ensuing Zoot Suit Riot. The author offers a social history of both the trial and the riot and argues that they resulted from a volatile mix of racial and social tensions that had long been simmering.
312 pages, 14 illustrations, 5 tables, 4 maps, notes, bibliography, index
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 24, 2003 |
| ISBN13 | 9780807854945 |
| Publishers | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Pages | 328 |
| Dimensions | 234 × 156 × 21 mm · 467 g |
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