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New York Daily Tribune page on the New York City draft riots

Call Number

1985.475

Date

1863, inclusive

Creator

Extent

1.67 Linear Feet in one oversize box.

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

A page from the October 10, 1863 issue of the containing an article on the New York City draft riots on the front and back.

Historical Note

The New York City draft riots, the bloodiest urban disturbance in American history, occurred from July 13 to July 16, 1863 and were sparked by opposition to the federal government's attempt to enforce the first federal conscription act, or military draft, during the Civil War. The violence and destruction that ensued throughout the riots were mostly carried out by city laborers who feared that African Americans, newly freed by President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, would present competition for city labor jobs. Throughout the riots, Republican Party leaders and African Americans were specifically targeted, resulting in assaults on party leaders and the destruction of their private property, the burning and subsequent destruction of the Colored Orphan Asylum, and the deaths of 11 African Americans.

Sources:

  1. Bernstein, Iver. "Draft riots," in The Encyclopedia of New York City, ed. Kenneth T. Jackson (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press; New York: New York Historical Society, c1995), 343-344.

Scope and Contents

A page from the October 10, 1863 issue of the New York Daily Tribune containing an article on the New York City draft riots on the front and back.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); New York Daily Tribune page on the New York City draft riots, 1985.475, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source and date of acquisition unknown. Formally accessioned in 1985.

Collection processed by

Nicholas Pavlik

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Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Container

Box: OS-6 (Material Type: Text)
Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201