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Despite appeals to return home in the Black press, many refugees of the Draft Riots were unable or unwilling to resettle in Manhattan. Landlords and employers, fearing future unrest, refused to rent to or hire Black applicants. Consequently, throughout 1863, a significant exodus of Black families continued, leading to a 20 percent decline in the Black population of New York by 1864, reaching its lowest level since 1820.

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