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- Northern Racism and the New York City Draft Riots of 1863 (.html)
- Resource Sheet #1: What Do You See? (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #2: What Really Caused This? (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #3: Illustrations of the Draft Riots of 1863 (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #4: Draft Riot Narrative (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #5: Massacre of a Negro on Clarkson Street (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #6: Exit Slip (.pdf)
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Just how racist were some people in the North during the American Civil War? Using excerpts of the Conscription Act, as well as graphic images of lynchings, young historians consider why white people in New York City rioted and killed African American citizens. Prompts aid primary source analysis, and an exit ticket asks pupils to reconstruct the events of the riot.
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Instructional Ideas
- Use questions and Conscription Act excerpts to build primary source skills
Classroom Considerations
- Lesson includes multiple images of lynchings and is inappropriate for some learners
- Class members need background information on the first half of the Civil War
Pros
- Scaffolded questions help build skills
- Activities incorporate a variety of images, including words and images
Cons
- Activities fail to use any first-hand or media reports of the riots