There are many different factors that led up to the Zoot Suit Riots. Sleepy Lagoon murder was one of the many factors that contributed to the zoot suit riots. Dora and Hank or two victims of the zoot suit riot and they thought the people who beat them were at a party. Jose Diaz was beaten and stabbed and he eventually died. The unwritten rules were that people of color should remain hidden in public, but the zoot-suiters were loud and bold. The whites saw a Mexican Americans as cultural rebels and delinquents. They openly defied American values and their customs. They openly defied American values and their customs. These are just few of the examples that started the zoot suit riots.
I think that the sailors are mainly responsible
I think that the sailors are mainly responsible