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Title
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Scapegoat? Colonel Edwin V. Sumner and the Topeka Dispersal
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Description
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On July 4, 1856, Colonel Edwin V. Sumner dispersed the free-state legislature while it convened in Topeka, Kansas Territory. Sumner's operation intensified the debate over federal policy and the legality of Sumner's actions.
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Date
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2010
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
