what did the zoot suit riots symbolize
For that album's title song, see Zoot Suit Riot (song) . The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of racial attacks in 1943 during World War II that broke out in Los Angeles, California, during a period when many migrants arrived for the defense effort and newly assigned servicemen flooded the city.Wartime regulations were perceived as part of supporting the war effort.n the early 1940s, arrests of Mexican-American youths and negative stories in the Los Angeles Times fueled a perception that these pachuco gangs were delinquents who were a threat to the broader community. Some African-American youth also were part of zoot-suit culture.