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Voices and Votes: The 43 Naked Voters of 1858
In 1858, a group of Franklin County Free Staters were so determined to cast their ballots against the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution that they let nothing –not even a high creek or lack of clothing– get in their way.
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Voices and Votes: Respectfully, W.B. Masterson
Bat Masterson’s election to Ford County sheriff by three votes shows that ballots, not bullets, shaped the frontier politics of the Wild West.
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Kansas 1972: Uprooted
Urban renewal comes to Kansas in 1972 and irrevocably alters historic communities. One woman leads a movement to save a historic Wichita church.
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