Class-Inequality

Draft Lottery Reform Attempts to Address Class Inequality After College Deferments Shield Wealthy from Vietnam Service

1969-12-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The Selective Service System conducts its first draft lottery since 1942 at its Washington D.C. headquarters in response to widespread criticism that the draft systematically favors wealthy and educated Americans. Of the 2.5 million enlisted men serving in Vietnam, 80% come from poor or …

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New York Draft Riots Explode Over Class-Based Conscription System Enabling Wealthy to Buy Exemptions While Poor Fight

1863-07-13 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On July 13-16, 1863, New York City erupts in the largest civil urban disturbance in American history as working-class mobs violently protest the federal draft law that allows wealthy men to avoid military service by paying $300—equivalent to an average worker’s annual salary—or hiring …

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