Political Scandals

Scandal 39: The Kansas Territorial Election

02.11.2020 - By Spotify StudiosPlay

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In the years before the American Civil War, the territory of Kansas was fraught with conflict between abolitionist Free Soilers and Pro-slavery Southerners. Statehood for Kansas hung in the balance of one election dictating which party would lead the local government in its quest for the Union.

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