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By Charles Ferruzza
Published on May 27, 2009 at 2:02am
Most Kansas Citians know that there were violent confrontations between pro-slavery and free-state settlers in Kansas before it became a state. But what set off this volatile era? "Most people think they know what the Kansas-Nebraska Act is," says Kimberlee Ried of the National Archives at Kansas City. "But seeing the real thing puts it all in perspective. The act set the stage for battles, massacres and fraudulent elections — even an assault in the Senate." It is very rare for the original 1854 document, titled "An Act to Organize the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas," to leave the National Archives at Washington, D.C., but the local facility, at 400 West Pershing Road, has the act and other related historical documents — handbills, cartoons, photographs and clippings — on display through January 23, 2010. The exhibit hours at the National Archives at Kansas City are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call 816-268-8000 for more information.
Tuesdays-Saturdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Starts: June 2. Continues through Jan. 23, 2009
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