PBS is re-broadcasting a documentary on the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots — one of the most violent race riots in LA history. The riots served as a crucial moment in Mexican American history, highlighting the often-overlooked racial violence Latinos faced.
served as a crucial moment in Mexican American history, highlighting the often-overlooked racial violence Latinos faced.Aug. 2 will mark the 80th-anniversary of the murder of a young Mexican American man that sparked the eventual Zoot Suit Riots, named after a type of clothing — baggy dress pants and long-tailed coats — some young Mexican Americans wore during that time.
The August 2, 1942, murder of José Díaz ignited a frenzy over youth violence, with media outlets publishing racist stories about Latino gangs.According to the Library of Congress, 22 Mexican Americans wereSeventeen were convicted of various charges, including three men convicted of first-degree murder, although all of the convictions werewill stream simultaneously with broadcast beginning Tuesday and will be available on all station-branded PBS platforms and outside streaming services.
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