William Poole is never portrayed directly in the archive. The title here gives a fictional (or alternate historical) character their historical role, character or manner.
Lived1821 – 1855
ShelfmarkVita CXXXIII
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1 film · 1 as inspiration
3.7/5
average rating
across 1 rated title
2h 48m
on screen
across 1 title
1 year of a 34 year life depicted onscreen
2.9%
Distinct years the archive depicts, against William Poole’s lifetime (1821 – 1855) — 2.9% of it. 2 further depicted years fall outside it and are not counted.
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A major uprising and race riot in New York City following the institution of the 1863 Enrollment Act, the country's first national conscription law. Tensions between the city's white and black population had further been amplified by white fears of added competition to the labor market following emancipation. Though the riots were eventually suppressed, many black homes, abolitionist institutions, public buildings, and community areas were destroyed in the process.
