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Thursday, September 26, 2013
The New York Draft Riots of 1863: Shame of the Fighting Irish
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From the Irish Times , "Shame of the fighting Irish: The New York riots against Lincoln’s draft in 1863 revealed a deep racism in I...
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
New York Draft Riot Looting of the Colored Orphan Asylum
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Looting of the Colored Orphan Asylum during the draft riots, on July 13-16, 1863 (source: The New York Illustrated News. August 1, 1863....
Mississippi's Medgar Evers
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Medgar Wiley Evers (July 2, 1925 – June 12, 1963) From the History Channel , "7 Things You Should Know About Medgar Evers," by Ba...
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Black New York and the Draft Riots
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From the New York Times Opinionator , "Black New York and the Draft Riots ," by Kevin McGruder, on 26 July 2013 -- Reflecti...
New York City Civil War Draft Riots of 1863
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Draft wheel (ca. 1863) -- Civil War draft wheel; cylindrical drum with a rectangular, lockable hatch and an iron and wood handle, set on...
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013
1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike
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"I Am a Man" From the book, Killing the Dream: James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. , by Gerald...
The Speech That Shocked Birmingham the Day After the Church Bombing
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From the Atlantic Monthly , "The Speech That Shocked Birmingham the Day After the Church Bombing: Appalled by the murder of four li...
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