Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee
The Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee (first known as the Citizens' Committee for the Defense of Mexican-American Youth) was organized in Oct. 1942 in response to indictment of 22 young men for murder; all defendants but one were Mexican-American; 12 defendants were convicted of first degree murder by Superior Court of LA County; Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee raised funds for the appeal of the case and roused public opinion through education and publicity programs; judgments and decisions of the lower court were reversed by the District Court of Appeal of the state of CA, 2nd Appellate District, Oct. 4, 1944.
From the description of Records, 1942-1945. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38060666
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| creatorOf | Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee. Records, 1942-1945. | University of California, Los Angeles | |
| referencedIn | McGrath, Alice, 1917-. The education of Alice McGrath : oral history transcript / by Michael Balter, under the auspices of the Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles, 1987. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1944. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| creatorOf | Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee. Correspondence with Wanda Gág. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library |
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| associatedWith | Greenfield, Alice. | person |
| associatedWith | Matthews, J. B. (Joseph Brown), 1894-1966 | person |
| associatedWith | McGrath, Alice, 1917-2009. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| California--Los Angeles | |||
| Los Angeles (Calif.) |
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| Civil rights |
| Mexican American youth |
| Sleepy Lagoon Trial, Los Angeles, 1942-1943 |
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