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<blockquote data-quote="Lamont D" data-source="post: 2455369" data-attributes="member: 85785"><p>The diversity in certain areas is an awful lot greater than that, but it makes more sense now. Thanks mate.</p><p></p><p>The gangs of New York is very loosely based on the New York riots in 1863.</p><p>The true story of this is harrowing and frightening.</p><p>President Lincoln needed more recruitment and passed the draft bill.</p><p>At this stage in the American civil war, recruiting black soldiers, was in its infancy and there was no black regiments from New York.</p><p>However, in the city, the Irish immigrants were dominant in the pecking order and the Irish had first refusal in employment. Of course, due to the type of jobs and not as many free blacks were residing in those areas. The Irish ran the lesser well off areas of the borough's.</p><p>The army recruitment drive, targeted the Irish as well as other European immigrants but not the blacks. Also because the Irish could see that the rich could hire someone to take their place and the draft did the rest eventually.</p><p>But not before the Irish realised that with the majority of the jobs were now vacant, the resident Irish family's would have no wages (except army pay, if it was sent home!) And the owners of the factories would need workers, and, seeing that the owners were already lining up the replacements. This the Irish knew was taking over the area and the Irish influence would not protect their families. </p><p>The outcome was a three day riot. There was eighteen black men killed and numerous injured. Many buildings destroyed and it took another regiment of regular soldiers to disperse the rioters and bring order to the city.</p><p>No one was charged.</p><p>No one went to court.</p><p>It was quickly forgotten because of the local politicians and police.</p><p></p><p>Many of the free blacks quickly left New York and ventured north to Canada and the cities on the border.</p><p>Also many runaway slaves were still getting returned to the plantations of the south and their owners. And the north encouraged it.</p><p>At the end of the war, the politicians, senators and representatives, were once again in charge of the running of the country. Many of them from the south were the same politicians who represented the southern states that declared cessation. And a few that in future would have cabinet positions, one became the Secretary of the army.</p><p>And was known to have fought with the confederate States army.</p><p>The elite of the southern states, still with plenty of influence, went to work on rebuilding their wealth and still used black workers to work on the plantations.</p><p></p><p>There was only white politicians and because of the law in America not much would change in the next hundred years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lamont D, post: 2455369, member: 85785"] The diversity in certain areas is an awful lot greater than that, but it makes more sense now. Thanks mate. The gangs of New York is very loosely based on the New York riots in 1863. The true story of this is harrowing and frightening. President Lincoln needed more recruitment and passed the draft bill. At this stage in the American civil war, recruiting black soldiers, was in its infancy and there was no black regiments from New York. However, in the city, the Irish immigrants were dominant in the pecking order and the Irish had first refusal in employment. Of course, due to the type of jobs and not as many free blacks were residing in those areas. The Irish ran the lesser well off areas of the borough's. The army recruitment drive, targeted the Irish as well as other European immigrants but not the blacks. Also because the Irish could see that the rich could hire someone to take their place and the draft did the rest eventually. But not before the Irish realised that with the majority of the jobs were now vacant, the resident Irish family's would have no wages (except army pay, if it was sent home!) And the owners of the factories would need workers, and, seeing that the owners were already lining up the replacements. This the Irish knew was taking over the area and the Irish influence would not protect their families. The outcome was a three day riot. There was eighteen black men killed and numerous injured. Many buildings destroyed and it took another regiment of regular soldiers to disperse the rioters and bring order to the city. No one was charged. No one went to court. It was quickly forgotten because of the local politicians and police. Many of the free blacks quickly left New York and ventured north to Canada and the cities on the border. Also many runaway slaves were still getting returned to the plantations of the south and their owners. And the north encouraged it. At the end of the war, the politicians, senators and representatives, were once again in charge of the running of the country. Many of them from the south were the same politicians who represented the southern states that declared cessation. And a few that in future would have cabinet positions, one became the Secretary of the army. And was known to have fought with the confederate States army. The elite of the southern states, still with plenty of influence, went to work on rebuilding their wealth and still used black workers to work on the plantations. There was only white politicians and because of the law in America not much would change in the next hundred years. [/QUOTE]
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