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Northern Draft Riots During the Civil War

An excerpt from “Report of the Committee of Merchants for the Relief of Colored People, Suffering from the Late Riots in the City of New York,” 1863.

An excerpt from “Report of the Committee of Merchants for the Relief of Colored People, Suffering from the Late Riots in the City of New York,” 1863.

Citation Information: Excerpt from “Report of the Committee of Merchants for the Relief of Colored People, Suffering from the Late Riots in the City of New York,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/989fb00977a8e6a387ebfd258b8b91b8.

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An 1887 illustration, “The Mob’s Destructive Work,” with brief text describing damages to some buildings.

“Don’t Unchain the Tiger,” an 1863 broadside from a German-language newspaper after the riots, urging readers not to resort to violence.

An 1863 letter from William Lloyd Garrison worrying that New York riots would prompt similar responses in the "volcanic" North.

An excerpt from The Volcano Under the City (1886), an account of the draft riot of 1863.

An excerpt from “Report of the Committee of Merchants for the Relief of Colored People, Suffering from the Late Riots in the City of New York,” 1863.

An excerpt from The Battle of New York; A Story for all Young People.

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