web01.fireside.fm Sat, 02 May 2026 18:37:25 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Muck Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Racism In America” https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/tags/racism%20in%20america Wed, 27 Sep 2023 00:15:00 -0400 A weekly podcast where the dark, and sometimes weird, true stories in American politics are discussed. en-us episodic maladies, madness, mischief, and murder in American politics. The Muck Podcast A weekly podcast where the dark, and sometimes weird, true stories in American politics are discussed. yes The Muck Podcast themuckpodcast@gmail.com Episode 193: Abortion is Not a Dirty Word | Zoot Suit Riots https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/ep193-abortionisnotadirtyword 806c0102-0d5b-42b8-aee7-637133b41075 Wed, 27 Sep 2023 00:15:00 -0400 The Muck Podcast full 4 The Muck Podcast 1:06:59 yes <p>Hillary and Tina cover the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943.</p> <p>In Los Angeles, the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 were fueled by tensions that ran deep. BUT in the chaos, a stark example of underlying racism emerged, exposing an uncomfortable truth about America's past.</p> <p>Hillary's Story<br> Sources<br> History<br> <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/zoot-suit-riots" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Zoot Suit Riots</a></p> <p>LA Times<br> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-06-02/zoot-suit-riots-south-la-central-avenue-farmers-market" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The untold story of the Zoot Suit riots: How Black L.A. defended Mexican Americans</a></p> <p>NBC News<br> <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/los-angeles-apologizes-for-zoot-suit-riots-80-years-later-181564997799" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Los Angeles apologizes for Zoot Suit Riots 80 years later</a></p> <p>National WW2 Museum<br> <a href="https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/zoot-suit-riots-and-wartime-los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Zoot Suit Riots and Wartime Los Angeles</a></p> <p>PBS<br> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/zoot-rise-riots/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Rise of Riots</a><br> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/zoot/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Zoot Suit Riots</a></p> <p>The Smithsonian<br> <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/brief-history-zoot-suit-180958507/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">A Brief History of the Zoot Suit</a></p> <p>Wikipedia<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoot_Suit_Riots" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Zoot Suit Riots</a></p> <p>Photos<br> <a href="https://www.nationalww2museum.org/sites/default/files/styles/wide_medium/public/2023-06/zoot-suit-1.jpg?h=b0856314" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mexican American man wearing a zoot suit in 1943</a>--from Library of Congress via National WW2 Museum<br> <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/African_american_teenagers_in_zoot_suit.jpg/1920px-African_american_teenagers_in_zoot_suit.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">African American men wearing zoot suits in 1942</a>--by Kingmidas911 via Wikipedia (CC-BY-SA 4.0)<br> <a href="https://assets.editorial.aetnd.com/uploads/2017/09/zoot-suit-riots-gettyimages-515571646.jpg?width=1248&amp;amp%3Bheight=400&amp;amp%3Bcrop=2%3A1&amp;quality=75" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Servicemen holding strips of Zoot Suits during Riots</a>--from Bettman Archive via History<br> <a href="https://assets.editorial.aetnd.com/uploads/2017/09/zoot-suit-riots-gettyimages-515449408.jpg?width=1248&amp;amp%3Bheight=400&amp;amp%3Bcrop=2%3A1&amp;quality=75" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Two victims stripped of Zoot Suits by Servicemen</a>--Anthony Potter Connection via History </p> true crime, politics, corrupt, US politics, American politics, Los Angeles, zoot suits, zoot suit riots, racism, racism in America Hillary and Tina cover the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943.

In Los Angeles, the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 were fueled by tensions that ran deep. BUT in the chaos, a stark example of underlying racism emerged, exposing an uncomfortable truth about America's past.

Hillary's Story
Sources
History
Zoot Suit Riots

LA Times
The untold story of the Zoot Suit riots: How Black L.A. defended Mexican Americans

NBC News
Los Angeles apologizes for Zoot Suit Riots 80 years later

National WW2 Museum
The Zoot Suit Riots and Wartime Los Angeles

PBS
The Rise of Riots
Zoot Suit Riots

The Smithsonian
A Brief History of the Zoot Suit

Wikipedia
Zoot Suit Riots

Photos
Mexican American man wearing a zoot suit in 1943--from Library of Congress via National WW2 Museum
African American men wearing zoot suits in 1942--by Kingmidas911 via Wikipedia (CC-BY-SA 4.0)
Servicemen holding strips of Zoot Suits during Riots--from Bettman Archive via History
Two victims stripped of Zoot Suits by Servicemen--Anthony Potter Connection via History

Support The Muck Podcast

]]> Hillary and Tina cover the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943.

In Los Angeles, the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 were fueled by tensions that ran deep. BUT in the chaos, a stark example of underlying racism emerged, exposing an uncomfortable truth about America's past.

Hillary's Story
Sources
History
Zoot Suit Riots

LA Times
The untold story of the Zoot Suit riots: How Black L.A. defended Mexican Americans

NBC News
Los Angeles apologizes for Zoot Suit Riots 80 years later

National WW2 Museum
The Zoot Suit Riots and Wartime Los Angeles

PBS
The Rise of Riots
Zoot Suit Riots

The Smithsonian
A Brief History of the Zoot Suit

Wikipedia
Zoot Suit Riots

Photos
Mexican American man wearing a zoot suit in 1943--from Library of Congress via National WW2 Museum
African American men wearing zoot suits in 1942--by Kingmidas911 via Wikipedia (CC-BY-SA 4.0)
Servicemen holding strips of Zoot Suits during Riots--from Bettman Archive via History
Two victims stripped of Zoot Suits by Servicemen--Anthony Potter Connection via History

Support The Muck Podcast

]]>