jul 1, 1863 - riots in NYC sparked by Union draft (initiated in March)
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5 daysworking-class men ran rampant, burned draft offices, sacked the homes of influential Republicans, and attacked the police. The rioters lynched and mutilated a dozen African Americans, drove hundreds of black families from their homes, and burned down the Colored Orphan Asylum. To suppress the mobs, Lincoln rushed in Union troops who had just fought at Gettysburg; they killed more than a hundred rioters.
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Date:
jul 1, 1863
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~ 162 years ago