Help with my discussion Question

Help with my discussion Question

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After Lincoln officially pronounced the Emancipation Proclamation in January 1863, the Civil War enveloped a two-fold purpose: fighting for reuniting the Union and prohibiting slavery in captured confederate territory. This action set off a chain reaction that led to draft riots, which demonstrated Northern racism and casualties between blacks and whites. Go to Section 2 of this week’s Webtext titled “Why the North Won”, and view the resources provided for the section discussing the New York City Draft Riots. Next explain three (3) ways that these riots supported the ‘myth’ of the anti-racist liberals of the North and the difficulties facing free African Americans.

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The Emancipation Proclamation was meant to bring positive change in the United States but instead it was followed by riots. These riots supported some of the ‘myths’ of anti-racist liberals of the north. For one, the African American men were lynched and beaten to death with excessive brutality for them just being black (Charles, 2013).  It supports white’s Stereotyping of all the African Americans as evil and their belief that should they be eradicated.

The African American children in the Colored Orphan Asylum were attacked by the white Americans and the structures housing the asylum were demolished (Charles, 2013).

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