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Riots are an aspect of American history that do not show up much in history textbooks except for famous disturbances like the Boston Tea Party or the infamous New York City draft riots of 1863 The reality is that the country has experienced thousands of riots from early colonial times through to the present and the issues leading up to some of the riots may seem quite peculiar to modern Americans Americans have rioted over who was the best actor and to free pirates from jail Americans have rioted against bad working conditions for the 8hour day against immigrants for and against civil rights Americans have had riots over eggnog which Bible to use in schools and when their favorite sports teams have won or lost