In the summer of 1862, the city of Cincinnati experienced what type of unrest associated with the Civil War?
A) The city was invaded by the U.S. army.
B) The city was invaded by the Confederate army.
C) Irish immigrants staged antiblack riots that targeted black neighborhoods.
D) Black men protested in the streets over lack of equality of pay in the Union army.
Answer: C
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