Now, before we get into the essentials of how you can watch 'Zoot Suit Riots' right now, here are some important things to know about the PBS WGBH history flick. Zoot Suit Riots starring Héctor Elizondo has a NR rating, a runtime of about 53 min. The release date of the movie is March 1st, 2002.
Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "On August 1 1942 a 22yearold Mexican American man was stabbed to death at a party To white Los Angelenos the murder was just more proof that Mexican American crime was spiraling out of control The police fanned out across LA netting 600 young Mexican American suspects Almost all those taken into custody were wearing the distinctive uniform of their generation Zoot Suits The tragic murder and the injustice of the trial that followed coupled with sensational news coverage of both fanned the flames of the racial hostility that was already running rife in the city Within months of the verdict Los Angeles was in the grip of some of the worst violence in its history"
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