[dwd1]

I think that indident was the basis of the movie "Gangs of New York"

Please verify...

[cyborg]

http://www.civilwarhome.com/draftriots.htm

Some people are going to be humbled when they start considering racially driven rioting in this country.

[Clemenza]

Gangs of New York was indeed based on the 1863 Draft Riots, although it "sugarcoated" over events such as the burning of the city's orphanage for "colored" youths by the mob.