Lynching of African-American during the New York City Riots, July 1863, British artist's impression, zoomable image, detail | House Divided

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Lynching of African-American during the New York City Riots, July 1863, British artist's impression, zoomable image, detail

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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, April 7, 2014.

Depicted ContentRioters in New York City loot and burn the Colored Orphans' Asylum on Fifth Avenue

Depicted ContentIn New York City, violent protests against the Draft Lottery develop swiftly into four days of deadly rioting

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engraving

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The Riots in New York: The Mob lynching a negro in Clarkson-Street

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Illustrated London News,August 8, 1863, p. 129.

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Cropped from the larger image, also available here.

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