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SJ#1707: "Bleeding Kansas"
In the first story, find out what events led to the tumultuous time period when the territory was know nationally as “Bleeding Kansas.” The conflict builds as slaveholders, politicians and railroad proponents vie for their share of legislation in the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. The bloody events that follow are considered by many the beginnings of the Civil War. Next, look at the life of one of the most controversial figures of the territorial era. John Brown was a virtual failure throughout his life, until he made his way to Kansas Territory and took up the cause of abolition. His vehemence—and some say fanatic extremism—was responsible for some of the era’s most violent encounters. The final segment explores the nature of the Border Wars and examines how the conflict between Kansas and Missouri manifests itself today. Writers Tom Averill and Whitney Terrell, a Kansan and a Missourian respectfully, discuss the ways in which the two states come together, both in the sports arena and in everyday life. Sunflower Journeys is a production of KTWU/Channel 11, the PBS station in Topeka, Kansas. The production of Sunflower Journeys is made possible with
support from the Kansas
Humanities Council, Footprints
of Lawrence, the Blanche Bryden Foundation, the Raymond C. and
Marguerite Gibson Foundation, and Kansas Travel & Tourism, a division of
Kansas Department of Commerce & Housing and the Friends of KTWU.
Additional information related to this showTranscriptsTerritorial Railroads LinksJohn Brown Museum - (KSHS web site) |
