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History Lessons

Kansas and Civil War arrive together in U.S.

Kansas state seal (Kansas Historical Society)

One hundred and fifty-five years ago, the U.S. got a new state – and a state of war. The state was Kansas, which celebrated its addition to the Union in 1861 with expressions of loyalty to the American flag and preparations to become a battleground of the North vs. the South. An iconic moment of… continue