For 10 points, name these 1943 skirmishes between Los Angeles men of uniform and Pachucos, or Latino gangsters who wore long coats and baggy pants.
The body that investigated these events was created by Robert Kenney, the President of the National Lawyers Guild, who convened with Carey McWilliams -- that body was the McGucken Committee. The injury of Joe Dacy Coleman prompted the rise of them, wherein off duty police officers called the Vengeance Squad sought to "clean up Main Street." Public outcry surrounding the people central to these incidents heightened after the (*) Sleepy Lagoon murder, where the 38th Street gang was accused of killing Jose Diaz. For 10 points, name these 1943 skirmishes between Los Angeles men of uniform and Pachucos, or Latino gangsters who wore long coats and baggy pants.
The body that investigated these events was created by Robert Kenney, the President of the National Lawyers Guild, who convened with Carey McWilliams -- that body was the McGucken Committee.
Zoot Suit Riots