(Devolop)-The New York Draft Riots started a bigger and longer war than was intended. It caused racism and segregation over the years.

Hi everyone, today I will be focusing on the New York Draft Riots that took place in 1863. This podcast will review the key facts during this historical moment.  
The New York Draft Riots took place in lower Manhattan and were caused by men not wanting to serve in the Civil War. The riots also were closely connected to the racial competition for jobs. 
People did not want to get drafted and they wanted a way out. If people didn't want to serve they could pay their way out instead of getting drafted but only the rich could afford it. This segregated the people who could not afford it which set everyone apart. It was a $300 fine not to serve which now is equivalent to about 7,000 in today's society. During these riots, 663 people died. 
 On the first day of the draft, there was tension, and on the third day people were rioting, and between those days people were finding out more about the war and starting to get frustrated with the draft.  Local firefighters set fire to their firehouse.  Led by the firefighters, an angry mob marched down 3rd Avenue burning buildings along the way. They only ransacked and burned businesses known to employ African Americans because they were mad that black people were working in the same environment as them. Also, they felt like they were being drafted for a war that black people “Started” and that's what led to all of the anger and the riots.  
This impacted American Society because not only was the Civil War going on but, people were causing problems with businesses that employed black people. This event is important because even though these riots were about the Civil War, they started to become more about black people having more freedom which made a lot of people mad, they were mad because they were losing jobs, and having to serve in the war. People started rioting about black people having freedom instead of rioting about being drafted. The reason why there was so much tension was because slowly white people and black people started butting heads and arguing back and forth.    
Hundreds of black people were forced out of the city, and they were split from the rest of the people because of the color of their skin. Also, the majority of the people who died in these riots were black people. Out of the 663 people who died 106 of them were black. It is remembered in history because after the war black workers and White workers didn't work in the same place and if they did it would be in different buildings or on different sides of the buildings. This also includes having different water fountains, and different bathrooms. This didn't just happen in workplaces, it also happened in schools. This segregation didn't end until 1954 on May 17th.    
Thank you for listening to my podcast, I hope you found this history lesson interesting.

Crisiel Lee Anderson