The “Zoot Suit” riots begin, in Los Angeles, california: While the army and navy of the United states are in Africa, Europe and the Pacific, fighting “for a world in which this [n]ation, and all that this [n]ation represents, will be safe for our children,” soldiers, sailors and marines attack U.s. subject/enemy/citizens of Mexican, African and Filipino heritage.
[restored 8/5/2022]
Subsequent Events:
References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 356.
Zoot Suit Riots – Wikipedia
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Current U.s. National Debt:
