Mayor Fletcher Bowron claimed these events were sparked by Southerners.
Mayor Fletcher Bowron claimed these events were sparked by Southerners. Eleanor Roosevelt was labeled aCommunist after she wrote "it is a problem with roots going a long way back" in response to these events. JackTenney suggested these events were Nazi attempts to spread disunity. Hatred in the city was high prior tothem after the Sleepy Lagoon murder case two years earlier. During these events, almost 200 men drovedowntown in 20 taxicabs to begin the second wave of violence. These events reflected tensions betweenservicemen and the "Pachuco" gangs. For 10 points, name these 1944 riots is Los Angeles in which sailorsattacked Latino youths wearing the namesake distinctive pieces of clothing. 
Mayor Fletcher Bowron claimed these events were sparked by Southerners.
Zoot Suit Riots 