Liberty, the fair maid of Kansas--in the hands of the "border ruffians...
A bitter indictment of the Democratic administration's responsibility for violence and bloodshed in Kansas in the wake of the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act. (See also "Forcing Slavery Down the Throat of a Freesoiler... More
Liberty, the fair maid of Kansas in the hands of the "border ruffians"
This cartoon "portrays the Democratic leaders as jovial and unscrupulous marauders. Robbery, murder and abduction (common occurrences during the struggle between free-soil and pro-slavery advocates in the new s... More
Liberty. The fair maid of Kansas in the hands of the "border ruffians"...
Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Border ruffians invading Kansas
Border ruffians invading Kansas during the 1850s, an illustration from the 1880 edition of William Cullen Bryant's "A Popular History of the United States," New York: Scribner, Armstrong, & Co., 1876-81. Kansas... More
Border ruffians marching on Lawrence, Kansas
Border ruffians marching on Lawrence, Kansas Territory, from: J. N. Holloway. History of Kansas: From the first exploration of the Mississippi valley, to its admission into the Union: embracing a concise sketch... More
Liberty, the fair maid of Kansas in the hands of the border ruffians, ...
Liberty, the fair maid of Kansas in the hands of the border ruffians, ca1856.This cartoon "portrays the Democratic leaders as jovial and unscrupulous marauders. Robbery, murder and abduction (common occurrences... More
Border Ruffians Invading Kansas by F. O. C. Darley
Border Ruffians Invading Kansas by F. O. C. Darley, Yale University Art Gallery
Ferrying Missouri voters to the Kansas shore
Ferrying Missouri voters to the Kansas shore. So-called "border ruffians" cross into Kansas Territory to vote in favor of slavery in the Territory. Century Magazine, New York: The Century Co., 1870
Le Tour du monde-05-p373
Français : Attaque des fourgons du docteur Doy, par les esclavagistes. English: Attack on Dr. Doy's vans by slave traders.
Benjamin Stringfellow
Photograph of Benjamin Stringfellow (1816-1891), Missouri attorney general, border ruffian, and railroad operator