The Sleepy Lagoon murder and zoot suit riots of 1943. Skip To Content Join the Conversation Funded by Support Provided ... As they sat in their car that night, under the light of a waning full ...

As they sat in their car that night, under the light of a waning ... Within months of the convictions, Los Angeles erupted in the Zoot Suit Riot. For the better part of a week, servicemen from ...