A New History of the American South. Episode 13, Sovereignty and Slavery in the American WestA New History of the American South. Episode 13, Sovereignty and Slavery in the American West
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With the slave economy booming in the 1850s, chart the escalation of antagonism between North and South. Observe the struggle within Kansas between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces, and its eruption into violence, including the actions of abolitionist John Brown. Also, follow the Supreme Court case involving the slave Dred Scott, as it exacerbated the breakdown of North/South relations.
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