Talk:Sacking of Lawrence

Semi-legal, and legal???

There is reference to the destruction of the Free State Hotel and the printing presses as semi-legal and legal. How could it be considered legal??? Johnor 10:16, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

I too have a question about this. Is there a source that would validate the "semi-legal" status of a violent attack on a town?

Moreover the article on the second sacking of this town might need some work, the attribution seems questionable at best and it is about as bias a report as can be imagined.

I took out the part about the second sacking because it has its own article. I also added some context. The attack was "semi-legal" because it was a federally-authorized de-arming of renegade citizens. More work needs to be done, but I'm not going to do it just yet. Kgwo1972 19:23, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

And you included an actual source for that? correct?

Now I have added two "actual sources." Kgwo1972 17:32, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Update: This journal article convincingly argues that none of the actions were "legal" or "semi-legal," although many history books say otherwise. I have edited accordingly. Kgwo1972 19:32, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Were 2 men killed or no?

the sacking of Lawrence, in which a sheriff-led posse destroyed newspaper offices, a hotel, and killed two men (Pottawatomie Massacre#Background). гык 20:19, 10 June 2007 (UTC)