165 years ago this week: John Brown and twelve freedom seekers leave Kansas; Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first female doctor in Britain; Ulysses S. Grant starts a new job; the Statue of Freedom starts to arrive in New York.
Join me each week (Tuesday) as I spotlight people & events that eventually lead us into the four-year battle. If you'd like to start at the beginning, there is a playlist on YouTube of all recap videos to-date, starting with January 1, 1859.
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