Fernando Wood

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Today in NYC History: The Police Riots of 1857

Police riot, they want a riot, police riot, a riot of their own! Why should civilians have all the fun?

Janos Marton Jun 16, 2015

Arts & Culture

Abraham Lincoln and New York City will always be linked by Lincoln’s legendary speech at Cooper Union in 1860

Janos Marton Feb 19, 2015

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Yes, you read that correctly. The mayor of New York City in the 1860s, Fernando Wood, supported slavery in the

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