Civil War Draft Riots

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:New_York_City_Draft_Riots
gptkbp:cause economic inequality
racial tensions
introduction of the draft during the American Civil War
resentment over conscription laws
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate July 16, 1863
gptkbp:estimatedInjuries over 2,000
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Civil War Draft Riots
gptkbp:legacy increased racial tensions in New York City
influenced future draft policies in the United States
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:Harper's_Weekly
gptkbp:notableEvent burning of the Colored Orphan Asylum
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Union_Army
African American residents
working-class Irish immigrants
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Colored_Orphan_Asylum
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Emancipation_Proclamation
Union conscription act of 1863
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:military
destruction of property
deaths of civilians
widespread violence
lynching of African Americans
gptkbp:startDate July 13, 1863
gptkbp:suppressedBy federal troops
gptkbp:victim at least 119
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gangs_of_New_York_(film)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7