Tag Archives: Riot
And so the RIOT begins..
Between the readings on the draft rights in New York City in 1863, the virtual New York website seems to be giving a concise and quick overview of the events that occurred leading up to and including the riots focusing on the main demographic … Continue reading
Death toll = 119
The website and reading from Bernstein both had useful information. I like the website because it focused on main points and gave you like a brief summary on what occured. The reading however had alot more detail which i found … Continue reading
What a Riot
The website starts off by introducing the hope and promise for African-Americans. The very first sentence reads “On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves in the rebellious Confederate states.” The website then goes on … Continue reading
And there were riot!!!!
According to Bernstein, the New York Draft Riots started on July 13 to July 17, 1863. The riot which started as a protest soon degenerated into a violent disturbance. The people initially angry about the National Conscription Act were attacking … 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 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
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
Hide Your Kids ! Hide Your Wife ! Hide Your Husband! They killing everybody out here!!!
One of the main themes in the 1800’s was the incredible amount of deaths that was increasing per year.Most of these deaths were happening in the rural south but doesn’t mean that the main city didn’t have a large number of deaths as well. … Continue reading
Change Doesn’t Help Everyone
The Road to Mobocracy: Popular Disorder in New York City, by Paul Gilje, focuses on rioting throughout New York City, specifically between the time period of the American Revolution and the Age of Jackson. Gilje analyzes the reasons and methods … Continue reading
Money Makes the World Go Round
In the late 1600’s there was an issue between the upper class merchants and the lower class plebeians. Jacob Leisler a militia officer created a government amidst the protestant revolt. They assumed power and attempted to stop the merchants from … Continue reading