Lincoln in Kansas 1859: Dec. 10, 2010-Jan. 2, 2011
Lincoln in Kansas 1859
December 10, 2010-January 2, 2011
Traveling Exhibit
Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Lincoln’s Election
“If I went West, I think I would go to Kansas—Leavenworth, or Atchison. Both these are, and will continue to be fine growing places.”
Abraham Lincoln
Letter to James Somers
March 17, 1860
Abraham Lincoln visited Kansas only once, but left a strong impression. His visit brought positive attention to Kansas, which had already emerged on the national stage with the dreadful events of “Bleeding Kansas.” Kansas’ suffering began the inexorable march toward Civil War. The events of his presidency and the war would affect the state in many ways. This exhibit tells the story of Abraham Lincoln’s 1859 visit to Kansas and the impression Lincoln’s life had on Kansas and Kansans.
This exhibit was on loan from The Kansas State Historical Society.
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Divisionsion, Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana.
Presented by the Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence and Research and the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site as part of the 2010-2011 program series, Commemorating Our Nation's Struggle for Freedom: From Civil War to Civil Rights.
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