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Hendrix College The Zoot Suit Discussion Post

Watch this video to learn about zoot suits:

Mexican-Americans Risked Their Lives Wearing Zoot Suits | History Of | Racked
And read this brief history: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/brief-history-zoot-suit-180958507 (Links to an external site.)/
To help you with the last question, look over the article: Done S. Goldman, “Encounters with Folklore”, Journal of Folklore Research. May-Aug1997, Vol. 34 Issue 2, 123-138. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3814844?refreqid=excelsior%3A97e9df0eeffc7f71521f52de702e8dfa&seq=1
Discussion questions:
Why do you think the young men of the time refused to change their fashion in light of the demands of world War II?
It was more than a suit, fashion can play a role in social unrest, what would be today’s equivalent to the zoot suit and why.
Remember to respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.