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Civil War Draft Riots - Lecture by Barnet Shecter

ay 15th Join historian Barnet Schecter for an in-depth look at the festering racial and class conflicts that produced the deadliest riots in American history. This lecture is presented in conjunction with the exhibition LINCOLN AND NEW YORK.

Barnet Schecter is the author of The Devil’s Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct America 
Reserve tickets for this free lecture here:  http://www.rocklandhistory.org/event.cfm?page=363

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