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Lovers of Freedom from the North were encountered by partisans of Slavery from the South, organized by Blue Lodges in Missouri, and incited from every part of the Land of Slavery.
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Sumner illustrates the violent clash between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in Kansas.
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