Episode 3 of 3
Outbreak and Violence
- When
- July 7-14, 1834
- Where
- New York City
The riot began on July 7, 1834, lasting nearly a week. Rioters controlled sections of the city, attacking abolitionist homes, businesses, and churches, and ransacking black neighborhoods.
Beginning on July 7, 1834, New York City was torn by a huge anti-abolitionist riot. The violence lasted for nearly a week until military force put it down. At times, rioters controlled whole sections of the city while they attacked the homes, businesses, and churches of abolitionist leaders and ransacked black neighborhoods.
Sources
- 1834 New York anti-abolitionist riots Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
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