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Why where African Americans a main target of the draft riots? Support your answer with evedince from the text

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the answer is A

Step-by-step explanation:

African-Americans were seen as competitors for immigrants trying to secure low wage jobs.

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The New York Draft Riots occurred in July 1863, when the anger of working-class New Yorkers over a new ... many more seriously injured, and African-Americans were often the target of the rioters' violence.

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