Its origin was in the "Sleepy Lagoon Case," in which a young man was found comatose in a reservoir and over 300 youths were rounded up and 23 arrested for the crime despite the lack of any direct evidence.  
Its origin was in the "Sleepy Lagoon Case," in which a young man was found comatose in a reservoir and over 300 youths were rounded up and 23 arrested for the crime despite the lack of any direct evidence.  A year later, rumors of the case and a reported crime spree caused by young "Pachucos," prompted hundreds of soldiers and sailors to leave Chavez Ravine radar base and begin terrorizing the streets of East Los Angeles, attacking and beating Mexican- and African-Africans with the support of the local police.  FTP, name this disturbance, named for the distinctive garb the young victims wore, the subject of a hit song by the Cherry Poppin' Daddies.
Its origin was in the "Sleepy Lagoon Case," in which a young man was found comatose in a reservoir and over 300 youths were rounded up and 23 arrested for the crime despite the lack of any direct evidence.  
Zoot Suit Riot