... the "Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee" and believed the boys had been completely "rail-roaded." The committee consisted of political ativists, educators, politicians, union people, and popular celebrities like Rita Hayworth, Orson Wells, and Anthony Quinn.# It was chaired by attorney Carey McWilliams, chief of California's Division of Immigration and Housing. # Following the Sleepy Lagoon Case, confrontations between servicemen and zoots increased dramatically ... ...

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