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"In the Midst of Strange and Terrible Times": The New York City Draft Riots of 1863

Submitted by Steven Lapham on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 10:54am

Bárbara C. Cruz and Jennifer Marques Patterson
The riots that shook New York City more than a century ago can provide contemporary students a useful framework for studying such complex issues as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and immigration.

http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/6901/6901010.pdf [1]

Civil War [2]
Social Education [3]
Secondary/High School [4]
US History [5]

Source URL: http://www.socialstudies.org/teacherslibrary/midst-strange-and-terrible-times-new-york-city-draft-riots-1863

Links:
[1] http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/6901/6901010.pdf
[2] http://www.socialstudies.org/category/historical-period/cilvi-war
[3] http://www.socialstudies.org/category/journal/social-education
[4] http://www.socialstudies.org/secondaryhighschool
[5] http://www.socialstudies.org/ushistory