Zoot_Suit_Riots

Zoot Suit Riots The Zoot Suit Riots The 1943 Zoot Suit Riots were a type of war between the military and the “zoot suitors” which happened because of false accusations and fear. The newspapers and others used Mexicans (aka) “zoot suitors” as scapegoats for peoples’ concerns about Mexican Americans. The “zoot suitors” were beaten, murdered, and harassed just for trying to be different from the rest of society. Society was scared of change or of a different style than they were used to. Society and the military took action starting June 1,1943. (“Los Angeles Times,” June 2, 1943) During the next four nights, the riots took place in East Los Angeles, California. War between “zoot suiters” and military men went on for four nights. They pounded on each other. Military men were the ones who started this war. Mexicans were punished for defending themselves. the Police did not do anything about the crimes being committed because the military men brainwashed the police into thinking that the military men were the victims. The military men said they were attacked and fought for self-defense. Sailors sent word to the “zoot suiters” (who thought that Uncle Sam’s fighting men people, military, mexicans, men, zoot, riots, suit, races, different, type, suits, suitors, society, just, june, dress, between, because, 1943, wore, whites, war, violent, trying, took, thought, suiters#8221, style, started, sailors, problems, police