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The Devil's own Work, The Civil War draft Riots and the fight to reconstruct America
Independent historian and author Barnet Schecter delivers a book lecture examining the New York City Draft Riots of July 1863—the largest civil insurrection in American history. Schecter explores how the violent four-day draft protests quickly escalated into a deadly race riot and a broader politica
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Independent historian and author Barnet Schecter delivers a book lecture examining the New York City Draft Riots of July 1863—the largest civil insurrection in American history. Schecter explores how the violent four-day draft protests quickly escalated into a deadly race riot and a broader political conflict. He argues that the riots were not merely a reaction to military conscription, but a critical opening battle in the long and violent struggle to reconstruct and redefine America.
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