Draft Riots

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:New_York_City_Draft_Riots
gptkbp:casualties at least 119 people killed
gptkbp:cause conscription during the American Civil War
discontent with the Enrollment Act of 1863
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate 1863-07-16
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 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 extensive national and international press
gptkbp:notableEvent burning of the Colored Orphan Asylum
gptkbp:notableFor largest civil and racial insurrection in American history outside of the Civil War
attacks on wealthy citizens
targeting of African American communities
gptkbp:notableParticipant working-class Irish immigrants
gptkbp:propertyDamage millions of dollars
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Emancipation_Proclamation
racial tensions in 19th-century America
gptkbp:result property destruction
deaths of civilians and police
widespread violence
gptkbp:startDate 1863-07-13
gptkbp:suppressedBy gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:New_York_State_Militia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:presidency_of_Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6