Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon
Subtitle: Zoot suits, race, and riot in wartime L.A.
By: Eduardo Obregón Pagán.
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
Subjects: Mexican Americans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Mexican Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century; Sleepy Lagoon Trial, Los Angeles, 1942-1943; Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943; Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century; Violence -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 -- California -- Los Angeles; World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects; Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Race relations; Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-304) and index.