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.

But this battle is eerily reminiscent of another fight for human equality: Slavery. In 1854, pro-slavery politician Stephen Douglas’ Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the 1920 Missouri Compromise ...

The synopsis for “Bleeding Kansas” is, “When Kansas becomes a battleground in the national debate over slavery, settlers on both sides of the issue pour into the territory to determine its ...

The city is bleeding, with a homicide almost every other day in 2022. We must settle our disputes without anger. ARMANDO SOLARES Sarasota Herald-Tribune We wish peace for our community in 2023 ...

Senate Representative Preston Brooks caning Senator Charles Sumner for his speech on "The Crime Against Kansas" is an event that showed how polarized the nation had become over slavery. An event ...

Flags in Kansas are being flown at half-staff from sun-up to sundown on May 15 to recognize Peace Officers Memorial Day.

My motherland Iran is bleeding, but I still believe in peace and dialogue I find myself constantly having to explain: Iranians are not the regime. The Iranian government does not speak for its people.

The Bleeding Kansas program series takes place 2 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 28-March 3 at Constitution Hall in Historic Lecompton.

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 ...

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.