Kansas abolitionists demanded equality. As a new regime of discrimination descends, will we?

By: Clay Wirestone

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 1,072

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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On the ground floor of the Kansas Statehouse, you can find a plaque bearing the grim visage of abolitionist John Brown. Alongside his face are printed these words:

I, John Brown, am quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.

Two floors up, you can see Brown depicted in the famed John Steuart Curry mural, a rifle in one hand and a Bible in …

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