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 New York City Draft Riots Summary
701 words, approx. 2 pages The most destructive urban violence in U.S. history occurred in New York City during four days of draft riots, July 13 to July 16, 1863. In the midst of the Civil War, tens of thousands of mainly foreign-born (mostly Irish) workers poured onto the... summary from source:
 Draft Riot of 1863
81 words, approx. 1 pagesFour days of violence in New York City to protest the inequities of American Civil War conscription. The law permitted draftees to buy their way out of army service for $300, a sum relatively few men could afford. When the drawing of names began on... summary from source:
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The New York Draft Riots (July 13 to July 16, 1863; known at the time as Draft Week[1]), were a series of violent disturbances in New York City that were the culmination of discontent with new laws passed by Congress to draft men to fight in the ongoing... 
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