In the early 1940’s, Los Angeles was in a world of racial disperse and discrimination that exploded in result of the Zoot Suit Riots. The Zoot Suit Riots was a series of racial conflicts between Mexican American youth and U.S servicemen because of the “Zoot Suits” that they donned upon their backs. What was once a expression of freedom within the Chicano (and African American) community was flipped into a dark portion of history. In relation to the Salem witch trials,both historic events,share the same relation to the phrase, “Never judge a book by it’s cover.” The stories of this two events in history magnify the meaning of prejudice. A zoot suit is a men’s suit with wide-legged garment, pegged trousers and wide lapels/shoulders, commonly
