The origin story of the zoot suit is one of a few facts and a whole lot of lore. What we do know is that its vital precursor emerged in the 1930s: a style known as the “English drape” — a ...

80 years ago, young men of color were attacked for their “unpatriotic” fashion choices, leading to the Zoot Suit Riots. The repercussions can still be felt today.

The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of racist attacks on the Mexican, Black and Filipino communities of Los Angeles during the first week of June 1943.

Article The Rise of Riots. The Sleepy Lagoon murder and zoot suit riots of 1943. Article Enrique "Henry" Reyes Leyvas (1923-1971) Henry Leyvas was 19 years old when he was arrested for the murder ...

The Zoot Suit Riots erupted in June 1943, when groups of white sailors and soldiers clashed with young Mexican American men who wore flamboyant zoot suits—a style characterized by high-waisted ...

Los Angeles County officials along with the city council have issued an apology for the "shameful" Zoot Suit Riots 80 years later. In 1943, white, uniform servicemen attacked young Mexican, Latino ...

The Los Angeles City Council issued an apology for the Zoot Suit Riots that took place in 1943 and called for unity. ... and other parts of East Los Angeles looking for men to fight.

Wearing a zoot suit, back in the 1940s became popular among working-class minority men, especially Mexicans, making the clothing synonymous with certain racial groups.