Detail of a propaganda cartoon showing bread riots in Richmond, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
Date
March–April 1863
Location
Confederacy
Participants
Mostly women
The Southern bread riots were events of civil unrest in the Confederacy during the American Civil War, perpetrated mostly by women in March and April 1863. During these riots, which occurred in cities throughout the Southern United States, hungry women and men invaded and looted various shops and stores.
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