The Nebraska-Kansas Act of 1854

The Nebraska-Kansas Act of 1854

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The Nebraska-Kansas Act of 1854 turns upside down the traditional way of thinking about one of the most important laws ever passed in American history. The act

The World of Juliette Kinzie

The World of Juliette Kinzie

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When Juliette Kinzie first visited Chicago in 1831, it was anything but a city. An outpost in the shadow of Fort Dearborn, it had no streets, no sidewalks, no s

The F Street Mess

The F Street Mess

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Pushing back against the idea that the Slave Power conspiracy was merely an ideological construction, Alice Elizabeth Malavasic argues that some southern politi

Bleeding Kansas

Bleeding Kansas

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Few people would have expected bloodshed in Kansas Territory. After all, it had few slaves and showed few signs that slavery would even flourish. But civil war