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**fmrcurter** · 12-29-2005, 08:00 AM

There have been several History Channel specials on the topic, as well as an entire book on the Five Points. *There was indeed a gang called "the Dead Rabbits," and there were also serious draft riots in NYC in the 1860's, where some estimate several thousand people died. *Having seen Gangs of New York, I must admit that the movie seems very authentic.

12-29-2005, 08:00 AM	#3
fmrcurter Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 419 Senior Member	There have been several History Channel specials on the topic, as well as an entire book on the Five Points. There was indeed a gang called "the Dead Rabbits," and there were also serious draft riots in NYC in the 1860's, where some estimate several thousand people died. Having seen Gangs of New York, I must admit that the movie seems very authentic.
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