[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents U.S. History, 1855-1860: Seminar and Discussion Forum
Bleeding Kansas, Dred Scott, Lincoln-Douglas, Harper’s Ferry, the election of 1860, secession – all the events leading up to the Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts

First session: November 21, 2015. Last date to add: Sometime in the future.
Reading: Self-assigned. Recommendations made and welcomed.

Posting history, in reverse order

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Link to previous New York Times thread

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[MuttTheHoople]

Kamala’s grandpappy in action.

[JT Hatter]

Interesting that both slave ships were built and operated out of northeastern states.

[JT Hatter]

Interesting that both slave ships were built in northeastern states and operated out of New York and Louisiana.

[captain_dave]

Back then newspapers had real reporting...but that was before government run education and journalism schools.