Category Archives: March 9 Assignment
Drafts Impose Hate
Bernstein’s New York City Draft Riots and the Virtual New York website both show the violent draft riots of New York City. The riots began after the passing of the National Conscription Act of 1863. This act was passed by … Continue reading
Its a Poor Man Fight
After reading Bernstein I realize that the riot was more then just skin color people was fighting because of fear. Fear of losing everything that they knew and of uncertainty because no one knew if they was going to have … Continue reading
and let the rioting begin
I choose to read start learning about the Riots in New York City from the material on the website. I noticed that is it only separated into four sections on the incident. New York city/civil war in 1863, A city divided, the … Continue reading
As We Riot..
In Bernstein, The New York City Draft Riots and Virtual New York website, we learned about the Draft Riots that shook New York City. The amount of violence and bloodshed made it into a monumental event of New York City … Continue reading
Another Day, Another Riot
The New York Draft Riots was a four-day riot in 1863 that was the result of aggressive opposition against the National Conscription Act which allowed the Union to recruit men to fight in the Civil War. It led to escalating … Continue reading
Deadly Destruction Due to Drafts
Both Bernstein’s The New York City Draft Riots and the virtual riots draft riots website depicted how violence escalated in New York after the Conscription Act passed. Berstein gave us a broad image of the brutality of the riots and … Continue reading
… and this time, They Riot!!!
According to the Bernstein reading, the Draft Riot began as a demonstration on the morning of July 13 and expanded into the catastrophic event we read about. It stated that those who were targeted, were the black folks and the … Continue reading
The Division of Class
The website and Bernstein both of them they are reflecting about the Draft Riots. The website has explained more clear about the riots, why the riots took place, how many days, consequences and aftermath of the war. In the book … Continue reading
Draft Riots
Although the reading and the website does not both settle on the exact same ideas about why the riots began, you can tell that they both have the same outcomes and similar comparisons. Through the website you can easily tell … Continue reading