Los Angeles June 3, 2013 9:10 pm

Archive Video: Remembering World War II Era Zoot Suit Riots in LA

Seventy years ago Monday, sailors flooded into the Los Angeles streets and raided movie theaters and homes, targeting young, mostly Latino men who favored an unusual form of dress. The mixture erupted into violence that became known as the “Zoot Suit Riots.” Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on June 3, 2013.

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