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A group of sailers which you can see in the photo stated that they were attacked by "Pachucs" . Sailers then went to East L.A and began to beat Mexican Americans on June 3rd 1943.

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Zoot suits were mostly worn by African Americans and Mexican Americans. The Zoot suits represented a threat of criminality and many saw it as unpatriotic for the expensive cloth.. The suits were prohibited during WW2 and it is still illegal to wear zoot suits in Los Angeles.

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American servicemen and off-duty police officers target Mexican-Americans and anyone else who wore zoot suits.

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During the zoot suit riots Mexican-Americans and anyone else who was wearing the suits would get striped of their suits on the spot. They were also beaten, burned and the servicemen would sometimes urinate on them.

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June 8th 1943 was the last day of the zoot suit riots. Fortunately no one was killed during the riots. The military was barred from leaving their barracks and zoot suits were banned by the Los Angeles City Council.