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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

To add this class to or drop it from your schedule notify Admissions and Records (Attn: Homer_J_Simpson) by reply or freepmail.

Link to previous New York Times thread

1 posted on 04/27/2020 5:21:01 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
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2 posted on 04/27/2020 5:22:29 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation gets the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
Money quote: The Douglas men are fighting for the Squatter Sovereignty principle with all their might and main. If it can be adopted, no power on earth can prevent the immediate nomination of DOUGLAS, but the South does not hesitate openly to say that if it is adopted they will leave the Convention.
4 posted on 04/27/2020 5:25:28 AM PDT by C19fan
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