But Kansas was next to the slave state of Missouri. In an era that would come to be known as "Bleeding Kansas," the territory would become a battleground over the slavery question. The reaction ...

Episode six of the eight-part “Kevin Costner’s The West” documentary is called “Bleeding Kansas.” “Kevin Costner’s The West” airs at 9 p.m. Monday, June 16, on the History Channel. LIVE STREAM: Fans ...

The Kansas Historical Society’s archaeological field school this year gave volunteers a chance to dig into the state's ...

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Abolitionist John Brown wasn't born in Kansas, but made his mark during the Bleeding Kansas era before the Civil War. Today, 165 years after his execution, Brown's violent acts and influence are ...

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Bleeding Kansas was coming to end. In 1861, when the first Southern states seceded from the Union, Republicans in Congress had the votes to admit Kansas as the 34th state, a free state.

‘Bleeding Kansas,’ Show-Me State in Union, not Confederacy. The good news is that the House defeated the measure to bring back the Confederate memorial.