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Friday, July 13, 2018

Precedents: July 13, 1863

Draft lottery sparks NYC riots

The Enrollment Act of 1863 required male citizens between ages 20 and 45 to register for conscription. In New York, 119 died after a mob halted a conscription lottery that exempted black men and wealthy whites.

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