Essay On Zoot Suit Riot

Although, Mexicans encountered many obstacles because of the clothes they decided to wear that didn’t stop them from expressing their culture. The Mexicans in this time period were very protective over what they owned and where they lived. If you messed with one of the Zoot Suit members then you will have to face them all. Zoot Suit members would start things with people for no reason, which would be understandable since most of them were young teenage boys who thought they were tough. Sailors soon became annoyed with these young boys and in 1943 one of the biggest riots erupted between them and the Zoot Suits that would change human history. The term “Zoot Suit Riot” was not an appropriate term for what happen in Los Angles June 1943 because they were not the only ones in the riot. The newspaper that was sent out that day was the reason as to why so many people showed up to this riot. I believe that was one of the main causes for the riot. By doing so not only did more Zoot Suit members find out but also people from different backgrounds that didn’t like the American service men. This riot should have just been called “Riot of the Century” since it did leave …show more content…
Many things were occurring during this time, which is why many people can overlook the “Zoot Suit Riot.” The theme of the Zoot Suit has to be sad because Mexicans were looked upon and judged just because of the clothes they wore. Just because of clothes a riot began. From this event we can learn that people need to “not judge a book by its cover” because you do not know who they really are by what they are wearing. With this event people can also learn that as time progresses no matter what the government does there will always be tension between people. If we want such hatred to stop we must come together and know how to care for one another because in the end we are all