CSPAN3 The Civil War 1863 Richmond Bread Riots July 12, 2024
Market. So well be talking about that tonight. And what i want to do is set the stage for the bread riots, give you an idea for the conditions under which it occurred, and then ill talk about the riot itself and then ill end with the aftermath of the riot. I have a slight up here of robert keen. He wrote some insightful things. I want to share something from his diary. On march 7, this is what he said. He was an official in the War Department. And he said flour in the city is 30, but butchers are closing their stalls. Pound. 1. 25 per then he said the scheduled prices, which are often 50 below...
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