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The Draft Riots (from “The History Hour”)

The New-York Historical Society’s collection of artifacts from the Draft Riots is one of the the most extensive archives of its type in the world. In this 46-minute video, historians Harold Holzer and Valerie Paley discuss the riots using items from the society’s collection to illustrate the event. (Originally presented on June 10, 2020.)