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OTD in 1863, the NYC draft riots started. Well worth a watch.
https://www.pbs.org/video/the-1863-new-york-city-draft-riots-9vdio1/
I was curious about Colonel O'Brien from the headlines, so I looked him up.
https://longislandwins.com/news/national/the-draft-riots-end-in-a-sea-of-blood/
@jjmacnab
OMG HOW HORRIBLE WTF 😳 The rioters targeted abolitionists and black people. Holy shit.
This is probably my own fault but I don't remember once ever hearing about this.
Jeeze. Throws a few shades of gray in there that I never knew about.
@jjmacnab
You know, I am aware I shouldn't be experiencing history like it's a current event but holy shit.
So much happened, the NY Herald reads more like a Twitter feed than a newspaper.