Zoot suit riots / WGBH Educational Foundation ; written, produced and directed by Joseph Tovares.

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After the murder of a young Mexican-American in August, 1942, tensions in Los Angeles between Mexicans and whites boiled over. The press claimed Mexican youth were terrorizing the city. Six hundred Mexican Americans were arrested, and 17 were tried and found guilty despite little evidence. The trial...

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Corporate Authors:	PBS Home Video WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
Other Authors:	McGrath, Alice, 1917-2009 Leyvas, Guadalupe Leyvas, Rudy Pagán, Eduardo Obregón, 1960- Escobedo, Elizabeth Rachel Arenas, Arthur Encinas, Theodore Tovares, Joseph Rutenbeck, James
Language:	English
Subjects:	Leyvas, Henry Reyes, > 1923-1971. Días, José, > 1919-1942. Encinas, Lorena, > 1922-1991. Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee. Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943. Mexican Americans > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century. Los Angeles (Calif.) > Race relations. Riots > California > Los Angeles. Mexican Americans. Race relations. Riots. California > Los Angeles. 1900-1999 Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. History.
Genre:	Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. History.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	American experience.
Other Uniform Title:	American experience (Television program)
Format:	Video DVD

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