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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.Pagán, Eduardo Obregón is the author of 'Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon Zoot Suits, Race, and Riot in Wartime L.A.', published 2003 under ISBN 9780807854945 and ISBN 0807854948.
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