A House Divided [1854 to 1859]
A society in the throes of a life-and-death struggle faces an unbridgeable gulf between moderate voices and extremist views, putting both sides on a tragic collision course.
Abolition of slavery vs. Territorial expansion|1854-1859
Caning of Charles Sumner|1856
Dred Scott Decision|1857
Lincoln -Douglass Debates|1858
John Brown’s Harpers Ferry Raid|1859