American Experience S14E8 — Zoot Suit Riots

7.2

American Experience•Season 14•Episode 8

Zoot Suit Riots

7.2/10 · 92 votesMar 1, 200255 min

Ranked #8 of 14 in Season 14•−0.3 vs season avg

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"Zoot Suit Riots" recalls a week of violence that rocked Los Angeles in June 1943, pitting Mexican-Americans against Anglos, many of them servicemen. Hector Elizondo narrates the hour, which uses atmospheric re-creations and interviews with historians and people who lived through it to chart a

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Woodrow Wilson (1): A Passionate Man

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Episode Summary

"Zoot Suit Riots" is episode 8 of American Experience season 14. It scored 7.2/10 from 92 votes, ranking #8 of 14 episodes this season (season average 7.5). It aired on March 1, 2002.

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