Anna Zacsek, the attorney who represented Gonzalez, would later defend Henry Leyvas and the 21 other Chicanos arrested in 1942 in the infamous Sleepy Lagoon case--the heart of Luis Valdez’ musical and movie renditions of “Zoot Suit.” And Gonzalez himself, who went to jail the same year ...
' phraseology that just has to cast some doubt on their resolve. Their statements remind of the Exxon employees with whom I spoke after the Valdez tanker incident. They didn't really 'get it,' either. But here are a few thoughts, anyway....