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The Shiloh Presbyterian Church, one of #GreenwichVillage’s many African American churches, was part of the #UndergroundRailroad and played a key role in the aftermath of the deadly 1863 #DraftRiots. More: https://t.co/tyXs1sA0g9
OTD in 1863, the Conscription Act takes effect, precipitating the #DraftRiots, the worst civil unrest in U.S. history. Our neighborhoods, with large #AfricanAmerican+ #immigrant populations, were the scene of much of the violence: https://t.co/29JybwmKSB #neverforget #darkchapter