 |
| Rioting military found at PUT this ON. (Even references Teds.) |
Oddly, this naval activity is not mentioned in the revised version (1999) of The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II, by Robert J. Cressman, Contemporary History Branch, Naval Historical Center.And 75 years ago this weekend, on June 3, 1943, the zoot suit became forever tied to one of the darkest periods in the region’s history when U.S. military men took the streets of Los Angeles attacking young Mexican-American men, targeting those adorned in the attire.
[The rest of the story.]
No comments:
Post a Comment
You have the right to remain silent. You have the right to have an attorney present while you are commenting. If you cannot afford an attorney, you are "Shit Outta Luck" (SOL). Anything you type here can & may be used against you in a court of law or in a personal "beat-down" administered by a staff member or "associate" of this "web log."
The publisher thanks Google/Bugger for denecessitating verification. (Not that we need explain anything to anyone.)