Bleeding Kansas wasn’t just a territory — it was a warning. As settlers flooded in, pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces ...
Fort Scott stands as one of Kansas’ most important frontier outposts a place where soldiers, settlers, and America’s future ...
Modern ‘fire eaters’ revive the language — and tactics — of pre-Civil War resistance to federal law. B etween 1855 and 1859, a guerrilla war broke out in Kansas, ignited by pro-slavery Democrats who ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - January 8, 1861. Just weeks before Kansas was officially admitted to the Union, President James Buchanan delivered his final message to Congress defending the use of federal ...
This story is the second of three in the series “Border Tales,” which chronicles the unique hostility between Mizzou and Kansas ahead of their football game Saturday. It dates back to at least the ...
America again flirts with its own “Bleeding Kansas”—a cycle of partisan violence and defiance where lawless zealots are hailed as patriots and the rule of law bleeds away.