In June 1943, Los Angeles erupted into the worst race riots in the city to date. For 10 straight nights, American sailors armed with make-shift weapons cruised Mexican American neighborhoods in search ...

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The “Sleepy Lagoon” was simply the name given to a water reservoir on the Williams ranch in a rural area of Los Angeles County. The reservoir was used primarily to irrigate crops, but for many young ...

Porgy and Bess Los Angeles in 1943 - Porgy and Bess Based on the play <i>Porgy</i> by Dorothy and DuBose Heyward ...