Zoot Suit Riots

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
revolutionary
gptkbp:affects gptkb:African-American
gptkb:Filipino_Americans
gptkb:Mexican_Americans
Japanese American
gptkbp:cause racial tensions
wartime patriotism
zoot suit fashion
gptkbp:commemoratedBy annual events in Los Angeles
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:depictedIn various documentaries
film 'Zoot Suit' (1981)
gptkbp:endDate 1943-06-08
gptkbp:governmentResponse ban on zoot suits
military restrictions in Los Angeles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zoot Suit Riots
gptkbp:legacy subject of books and films
symbol of Chicano identity
gptkbp:location gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:Los_Angeles_Times
gptkbp:notableFor media sensationalism
attacks on zoot suit wearers
police bias against minorities
gptkbp:participants African American youths
Filipino American youths
Mexican American youths
U.S. servicemen
White civilians
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Sleepy_Lagoon_murder_case
gptkbp:result increased racial tensions
arrests of Mexican American youths
national attention to racial discrimination
gptkbp:startDate 1943-06-03
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mexican_American
gptkb:Mexican_Americans
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5