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    Part I: The Raid on Lawrence

    en-usAugust 24, 2022
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    Tonight I sit with Will Haynes, PhD, who is the Director of Engagement and Learning at the Watkins Museum of History. We discuss Bleeding Kansas, Bushwhackers, Jayhawkers, and the raid on Lawrence.

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