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From Lawrence, Kansas, from the "Bleeding Kansas" period...
From Lawrence, Kansas, from the "Bleeding Kansas" period...
Item # 701714
July 25, 1857
THE KANSAS HERALD OF FREEDOM, Lawerence, July 25, 1857 This is actually a Kansas Territory newspaper, as it did not join the Union until January, 1861.
This is the first of this title we have located in our 50+ years.
This issue is from the midst of the "Bleeding Kansas" period. This was a series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas Territory between 1854 and 1859. It emerged from a political and ideological debate over the legality of slavery in the proposed state of Kansas. A year earlier the sacking of Lawrence occurred when pro-slavery factions invaded the city and destroyed the anti-slavery newspaper office and ransacked various homes & businesses.
Four pages, folio size, various wear at the folds & margins with various archival mends to both, some perforation at the folds with minor text loss.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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