Historical Controversies

Kansas Bleeds

Historical Controversies Podcast: Season 2
Chris Calton

Season 2, Episode 7. After the fraudulent elections in the Kansas Territory, tensions erupted following the death of a Free State settler. The pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers took up arms in the Wakarusa War and the Sack of Lawrence. In Washington, the Kansas controversy led to the brutal beating of an anti-slavery politician on the floor of the Senate.