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Image Analysis

July 30, 2021

For a complete look, let’s go to the Second World War Tweets from 1943 account (look at the entire thread)…

100s of white American sailors & soldiers are taking taxis into Mexican areas of Los Angeles, looking for "gangs" to attack, stripping their Zoot suits & burning, tearing, or urinating on the clothes. Police then arrest the victims: 500 Latinos so far. pic.twitter.com/4BsEOPvAyB
— Second World War tweets from 1940 (@RealTimeWWII) June 6, 2021

As historians, how do these images speak to the historical significance of the Zoot Suit Riots?

Image Comparisons

Memes

Political Cartoons

Modern Images

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https://twitter.com/ranjchak/status/1183723221104975872

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