 James Henry Lane had a significant impact on Kansas
history and is one of Constitution Hall’s more colorful
characters. He was part of a large antislavery delegation
that marched into Lecompton to protest the convening
of the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitutional Convention
in the fall of 1857. The nation’s eyes were fixed on this
site, waiting to see what kind of constitution would be
drafted and whether Kansas would join the Union as a
free or slave state. Learn more about Jim Lane, the
proslavery and free-state forces in the area, and other
stories of territorial Kansas at Constitution Hall.
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