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  • In the Shadow of Slavery
    By Leslie M. Harris. Illustrated excerpt from the book that includes an account of the Draft Riots of July 1863, five days of mayhem which included the lynching of eleven black men.
    www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/317749.html
  • New York Draft Riots (July 11-13, 1863)
    Overview and military records devoted to the worst of the anti-draft demonstrations that took place in Northern cities in the summer of 1863.
    www.civilwarhome.com/draftriots.htm
  • Virtual New York: Draft Riots
    Describes social, economic, and political conditions in New York City in 1863. Includes a day-by-day account of the riots and their aftermath.
    www.vny.cuny.edu/draftriots/Intro/draft_riot_intro_set.html
  • Federal Conscription and the New York Draft Riots of 1863 - Suite101.com
    Describes the protest against the Union's conscription laws that led to anti-black and anti-Protestant violence that killed 119 people.
    www.suite101.com/article.cfm/381/23843
  • Incidents of the 1863 New York Draft Riots
    Text of the report issued by the Merchants' Committee after the riots.
    www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/2691/nyr/report.html
 



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