One precursor to this event occurred during a high school dance at the Aragon Ballroom and ended with police arresting people whom they thought were in danger supposedly for their own protection. Another precursor to this event saw the break-up of an illegal craps game in the Boyle Heights district, while it was partially caused by the result of the case People v. Zammora, which stemmed from Hank Leyvas leading a group of people in the deadly beating of (*) Jose Diaz. Taxi drivers offered free rides to people whom they believed would participate in this event, which wa
One precursor to this event occurred during a high school dance at the Aragon Ballroom and ended with police arresting people whom they thought were in danger supposedly for their own protection. Another precursor to this event saw the break-up of an illegal craps game in the Boyle Heights district, while it was partially caused by the result of the case People v. Zammora, which stemmed from Hank Leyvas leading a group of people in the deadly beating of (*) Jose Diaz. Taxi drivers offered free rides to people whom they believed would participate in this event, which was preceded by the Sleepy Lagoon murder. It ended after military personnel were banned from its primary location on June 8th, 1943. For 10 points, name this bout of unrest that occurred in Los Angeles and saw many Hispanics sentenced to a fifty day jail sentence for dressing in a certain manner.
One precursor to this event occurred during a high school dance at the Aragon Ballroom and ended with police arresting people whom they thought were in danger supposedly for their own protection.
Zoot Suit Riots