black people suffered the most during the draft riots in new york in 1863.
who suffered the most during the draft riots in new york in 1863?
black people
a few days after the enrollment act was passed, in march 6, 1863, the detroit race riot of 1863 erupted in detroit, michigan, as irish rioted for days over the draft as well as targeting black workers. four months later, on july 13–16, as the first draft being held in new york city, the mostly irish working class of the city started the 1863 new york city draft riots. stores were looted and offices of newspapers which supported the union were ransacked and burned to the ground. the rioters then targeted black people as many rioters saw the american civil war as a war to free the slaves and thus blamed them for the draft, as well as the war. many black people were caught by the mob, stabbed, and lynched as a result. when the riots started, the new york state militia were absent because they had been sent to assist regular union troops repelling general lee's confederate army in pennsylvania, thus leaving the new york city police department as the only serious force available to put down the riot.
irish americans in the american civil war
bullet::::- "report of the committee of merchants for the relief of colored people, suffering from the late riots in the city of new york". new york: g. a. whitehorne, 1863, african american pamphlet collection, library of congress.





















































bullet::::- "new york divided: slavery and the civil war online exhibit", new york historical society, (november 17, 2006 – september 3, 2007, physical exhibit)





















































bullet::::- "new york draft riots", 2002, source civil war society's "civil war encyclopedia", civil war home website





















































bullet::::- "new york draft riots", first edition harper's news report, sonofthesouth.net





















































bullet::::- "1863 new york city draft riots", mrlincolnandnewyork.org
new york city draft riots