Horrific race riots erupt when New York City starts to draft soldiers into the Civil War. A mob of white people, who resent fighting for emancipation, direct their rage at the Black community as well as the police… and all hell breaks loose. The NYPD pushes for more firearms – but will they use them to protect New York’s most vulnerable, or subdue them?
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Ed O’Donnell https://edwardtodonnell.com/
Kamau Ware https://kamauware.com/
Kevin McGruder https://antiochcollege.edu/team-members/kevin-mcgruder/
Daniel Czitrom https://www.mtholyoke.edu/directory/emeriti-retired-faculty/daniel-czitrom
Black Gotham https://blackgotham.com/
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