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Date May 18, 1917 - July 2, 1980
Location United States
Context Draft Riot of 1863 • Korean War • Vietnam War • World War I • World War II

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Uncle Sam
cover of sheet music for “Wanted, a Substitute”
Draft Riot of 1863
rioting on Lexington Avenue in New York City
Draft protest
protest against the Vietnam War
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937
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Woodrow Wilson
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