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Scramble to Freedom
2014
Overview
As the hold of proslavery men over the Kansas Territory loosened and Free-State settlement grew, Lawrence and other Free-State communities became home or temporary refuge to escapees from Missouri slavery. Odds of continuing north to Free States were yet slim, however; runaways had to cross vast empty stretches of prairie with little chance to find food or shelter when needed.
Ira D. Blanchard in southwest Iowa saw these impediments could be overcome by converting the emigrant trail running from Kansas through Nebraska and across Iowa to the Underground Railroad’s use.¹ No sooner did the last emigrant caravan leave Iowa for
