Zoot Suits, Housing, and Summer Heat: Racial Tensions on the Homefront in 1943

TW: This episode does include discussion of violence, both real and in unsubstantiated rumors spread at the time. Dr. Amanda Nagel joins me in this important episode on some of the racial tensions on the Homefront during this time 80 years ago, how the summer heat can play a role in riots and uprising, and what these events meant for the country and the military, both at home and fighting overseas. Links The Warmth of Other Suns (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/3PIlzWy) Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/3PCNVkR) Run Home If You Don't Want To Be Killed (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/3NZHmHO) From Coveralls to Zoot Suits (Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/447CPbS) Zoot Suit Riots: Causes, Facts & Photos (https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/zoot-suit-riots) Scenes from the Detroit Race Riot in 1943 (https://eu.freep.com/picture-gallery/news/2021/06/04/scenes-1943-detroit-riot/7547306002/) Hatred on the Home Front: The Detroit Race Riots During WWII (https://time.com/3880177/detroit-race-riots-1943-photos-from-a-city-in-turmoil-during-wwii/page05/) http://www.motheroftanks.com/ads-sponsors-and-affiliate-links/