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1. Africans in America: Westward Expansion

   Learn about the political issues created by the westward expansion of slavery. Topics include the Dred Scott case, Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Trail of Tears and Indian removal, and more.

   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4narr4.html

   
   

2. Brownback, Sam

   Official site for the Republican senator from Kansas.

   http://brownback.senate.gov/

   
   

3. Kansas Collection

   Voices of the past are heard again in KanColl, through nearly-lost books, letters, diaries, photographs, and other materials.

   http://www.kancoll.org/

   
   

4. Notable Kansans of African Descent

   Short profiles of famous African-Americans from the state, from the Kansas State Historical Society.

   http://www.kshs.org/people/african_americans.htm

   
   

5. Orphan Trains of Kansas

   Includes personal stories, newspaper articles, photos, and a history of the orphan trains.

   http://www.kancoll.org/articles/orphans/

   
   

6. Roberts, Pat

   Read a biography of Senator Roberts or check out the Kids Korner for some cool Kansas trivia.

   http://www.senate.gov/~roberts/

   
   

7. Rossville

   Learn all about the history of this town in Kansas that was founded in 1871, including where the Oregon Trail crosses it.

   http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/rossville_kansas/

   
   

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