Zoot Suit Riots, Part 1: Incendiary Fashion
The Zoot Suit Riots happened 78 years ago today. In the first of a three-part episode, learn the history of the actual suit that caused a riot in 1943 and the fashion-forward groups of people who wore it well.
Learn More:
Smiitshonian Magazine: A Brief History of the Zoot Suit
LATV: The Untold History of Pachucos
The Power of the Zoot Suit (video)
From Coveralls to Zoot Suits: The Lives of Mexican American Women on the World War II Home Front (Book)
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