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Zoot Suit Riots (Landmarks of the American Mosaic)
Zoot Suit Riots - Landmarks of the American Mosaic
Author: Roger Bruns
Although the "zoot suit" had earlier been a black youth fashion trend identified with jazz culture, by the 1940s, the zoot suit was adopted by Mexican American teenagers in wartime Los Angeles, who wore it as their unofficial "uniform" as an act of rebellion and to establish their cultural identity. For a week in June of 1943, the Zoot Suit Riot...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780313398780
ISBN-10: 031339878X
Publication Date: 2/28/2014
Pages: 197
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Publisher: Greenwood
Book Type: Hardcover
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