 James
Henry Lane (pictured at left) 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, a National Historic Landmark.
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