Draft Riots
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The Draft Riots were violent civil disturbances in New York City in 1863, sparked by anger over the Union Army draft during the American Civil War and marked by deadly racial and class-based attacks.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York City Draft Riots | 2 |
| Draft Riots canonical | 1 |
| New York City draft riots | 1 |
| New York Draft Riots | 1 |
| New York Draft Riots (fictionalized depiction) | 1 |
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Target entity: Draft Riots Context triple: [Gangs of New York, depicts, Draft Riots]
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A.
Haymarket affair
The Haymarket affair was an 1886 labor protest and bombing in Chicago that became a pivotal moment in the history of workers’ rights and the labor movement in the United States.
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B.
Narrative of Riots at Alton
Narrative of Riots at Alton is a 19th-century account documenting the violent pro-slavery mob attacks in Alton, Illinois, particularly the murder of abolitionist Elijah P. Lovejoy and the destruction of his printing press.
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C.
Anthony Burns case
The Anthony Burns case was a highly publicized 1854 fugitive slave rendition in Boston that galvanized Northern abolitionist sentiment and intensified national tensions over slavery.
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D.
Wilmington insurrection of 1898
The Wilmington insurrection of 1898 was a violent white supremacist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, in which elected Black and biracial city leaders were overthrown, Black residents were terrorized and killed, and a democratically elected government was replaced by white Democrats.
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E.
Cato Street Conspiracy
The Cato Street Conspiracy was an 1820 plot by radical revolutionaries in London to assassinate British cabinet ministers and spark an uprising against the government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Draft Riots Target entity description: The Draft Riots were violent civil disturbances in New York City in 1863, sparked by anger over the Union Army draft during the American Civil War and marked by deadly racial and class-based attacks.
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A.
Haymarket affair
The Haymarket affair was an 1886 labor protest and bombing in Chicago that became a pivotal moment in the history of workers’ rights and the labor movement in the United States.
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B.
Narrative of Riots at Alton
Narrative of Riots at Alton is a 19th-century account documenting the violent pro-slavery mob attacks in Alton, Illinois, particularly the murder of abolitionist Elijah P. Lovejoy and the destruction of his printing press.
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C.
Anthony Burns case
The Anthony Burns case was a highly publicized 1854 fugitive slave rendition in Boston that galvanized Northern abolitionist sentiment and intensified national tensions over slavery.
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D.
Wilmington insurrection of 1898
The Wilmington insurrection of 1898 was a violent white supremacist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, in which elected Black and biracial city leaders were overthrown, Black residents were terrorized and killed, and a democratically elected government was replaced by white Democrats.
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E.
Cato Street Conspiracy
The Cato Street Conspiracy was an 1820 plot by radical revolutionaries in London to assassinate British cabinet ministers and spark an uprising against the government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil disturbance
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ riot ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Draft Riots
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Draft Riots
Draft Riots ⓘ
surface form:
New York Draft Riots
|
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedBySource |
Civil War histories
ⓘ
U.S. government reports ⓘ contemporary newspaper accounts ⓘ |
| endDate | 1863-07-16 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Copperhead agitation in New York City
ⓘ
ability of wealthy men to pay for draft substitutes ⓘ anger over conscription laws ⓘ class tensions ⓘ fear of job competition from Black workers ⓘ introduction of the Union Army draft ⓘ political opposition to the Lincoln administration ⓘ racial tensions ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
changes in enforcement of the draft in New York City
ⓘ
heightened tensions between Irish and Black communities ⓘ increased racial segregation in New York City ⓘ political pressure on the Lincoln administration over conscription ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York
ⓘ
surface form:
New York (state)
|
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| mainTarget |
African American residents of New York City
ⓘ
Black-owned businesses ⓘ Republican Party ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party supporters
government and military facilities ⓘ wealthy citizens perceived as draft evaders ⓘ |
| notableAttack | burning of the Colored Orphan Asylum on Fifth Avenue ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths |
at least several dozen African Americans
ⓘ
over 100 ⓘ |
| numberOfInjured | hundreds ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
New York City Police Department
ⓘ
New York militia ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Militia
Union Army ⓘ |
| partOf | home front unrest during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
largely Irish American laborers
ⓘ
white working-class mobs ⓘ |
| pointInTime | July 1863 ⓘ |
| result |
long-term decline of the Black population in parts of Manhattan
ⓘ
significant property damage in New York City ⓘ suppression of the riots by Union troops ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Lower Manhattan
ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ Midtown Manhattan ⓘ |
| startDate | 1863-07-13 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Draft Riots Description of subject: The Draft Riots were violent civil disturbances in New York City in 1863, sparked by anger over the Union Army draft during the American Civil War and marked by deadly racial and class-based attacks.
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