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1863

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Oppression
The New York City draft riots

White mobs attack Black New Yorkers during anti-draft violence.

Resistance
The Emancipation Proclamation

Lincoln declares the enslaved in rebel states free, transforming the war into a fight for freedom.

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January 1863
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Key events

  1. January 1, 1863
    The Emancipation Proclamation

    Lincoln declares the enslaved in rebel states free, transforming the war into a fight for freedom.

  2. July 18, 1863
    The 54th Massachusetts at Fort Wagner

    Black Union soldiers prove their valor in a costly assault on a Confederate fort.

  3. July 13, 1863
    The New York City draft riots

    White mobs attack Black New Yorkers during anti-draft violence.

Resources from this period