<P> The exact death toll during the New York Draft Riots is unknown , but according to historian James M. McPherson , 119 or 120 people were killed , most of them were black . In all , eleven black men were hanged over five days . The riots forced hundreds of black people to flee the city . Violence by longshoremen against black men was especially fierce in the docks area . </P>
<P> The exact death toll during the New York Draft Riots is unknown , but according to historian James M. McPherson , 119 or 120 people were killed , most of them were black . In all , eleven black men were hanged over five days . The riots forced hundreds of black people to flee the city . Violence by longshoremen against black men was especially fierce in the docks area . </P>
who 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
black people