If you think there are gangs in NYC now, join The Merchant's House for an evening of history marking the 150th anniversary of the New York Draft Riots, the bloodiest urban insurrection of 19th Century America. Justin Ferate, NYC urban historian, examines the social pressures and misguided public policies that led to the powder keg that exploded in the streets of New York in July of 1863.

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