Causes of the Zoot Suit Riots
by Erin Claridy
1. Servicemen were walking around LA with clubs (Doc 3)
2. Servicemen were attacking suitors for no reason except what they were wearing (Doc. 3)
3. Sailors were beaten (Doc 2)
4. "Pachucos" threw rocks at the train (Doc 2)
5. Media/Press/ News used offensive terms to describe Mexicans (Doc 2)
6. General Racism:(Intro Article INB)/ Doc.3