Fort Scott stands as one of Kansas’ most important frontier outposts a place where soldiers, settlers, and America’s future ...

Bleeding Kansas wasn’t just a territory — it was a warning. As settlers flooded in, pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces ...

This story is the second of three in the series “Border Tales,” which chronicles the unique hostility between Mizzou and Kansas ahead of their football game Saturday. It dates back to at least the ...

Modern ‘fire eaters’ revive the language — and tactics — of pre-Civil War resistance to federal law. B etween 1855 and 1859, a guerrilla war broke out in Kansas, ignited by pro-slavery Democrats who ...