It’s easy to get depressed by today’s news and seemingly unbridgeable political divide. But it’s not nearly as bad as it was in Kansas during the mid 19th century. It wasn’t called Bleeding Kansas for nothing. Here’s my article on a time in history we never want to repeat.

Constitution Hall in Lecompton, where a pro-slavery constitution was drawn but ultimately failed

Here’s my article on a time in history we never want to repeat: It wasn’t Called Bleeding Kansas for Nothing, published at explorelawrence.com. For more on Quantrill’s raid, see my post A Kansas Town Remembers a Massacre.

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