Monday, July 14th 2008 | Written by prolyphek
1787 Continental Congress excluded slavery
Continental Congress excluded slavery from Northwest Territory.
1863 The Bloodiest Race Riot in History
Hostility to draft and fear of Blacks, “the cause” of the war and potential competitors in the labor market, led to “New York Draft Riots,” one of the bloodiest race riots in American history.
1863 Black Orphanage Destroyed by Angry Whites
Working class Irish in New York City, angered by the Conscription Act that allowed exemptions from military service for $300, burned a provost marshal’s office and the Colored Orphan Asylum.
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