A suit that started as a fashion statement in the jazz halls of Harlem ended up being a symbol of resistance for the Latino community in the 1940’s and 50's. We’re talking the history of the Zoot Suit, the Zoot Suit Riots, and the precursor event that led up to them, the Sleepy Lagoon Murder.

Research Credits:
https://books.google.com/books/about/Mexico_and_the_United_States.html?id=yIkrAQAAMAAJ
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/zoot-suit-riots
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-zoot-suit-riots-anniversary-20180604-story.html
https://research.pomona.edu/zootsuit/en/riots/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/brief-history-zoot-suit-180958507/
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/zoot-suit-riots-symbol-of-resistance-mexican-american-people

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