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In
July 1863, the introduction of military conscription touched off a
four-day riot in New York City. Angry mobs attacked draft offices, industrial establishments, and the city's free black population. Their actions included the lynching of many African Americans and burning down the Colored Orphan Asylum. |
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The
Riots in New York: the Mob Lynching a Negro in Clarkson
Street, engraving from Illustrated London News, 1863 Click image to enlarge. Copyright 2002 The Chicago Historical Society |
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