John Brown Liberates Missouri Slaves Mon, 12/20/1858John Brown leads a raid into Missouri, freeing 12 slaves and leading them on the "Underground Railroad" across Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. Read more about John Brown Liberates Missouri Slaves
Groundbreaking of Quindaro, Kansas Thu, 01/01/1857Settlement begins at Quindaro, Kansas, an abolitionist refuge for free African Americans and former slaves. Read more about Groundbreaking of Quindaro, Kansas
