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Kansas, in 1856. the plaque talks about setting fires in the town. now it is probably the last opportunity you will have of seeing a fight, so you had better do your best. now, that is a culture war. this town was made for fighting, by fighters. lawrence was founded -- [ inaudible ] by anti-slavery app ligsists from massachusetts. they rushed here to populate the state in the 1850s so kansas would enter this united states of america thing as a free state. thats why we are in the free state brewe...

Fight, at the hands of a murder. >> welcome back to "the rachel maddow show." we are coming to you live from a bar in lawrence, kansas. right outside the front door, theres a plaque that tells the proud, proud history of this very town, so as to avoid the fire hazard of all of you in the bar trying to go outside at once, a look at it now. we will show you that on the screen. it tells the story of app ligsist john brown and the fight to free the slaves. even when extremists came from missouri to ...

They thought they won. and i hope they havent won, because thats an awful way. thats an awful way to win a fight, at the hands of a murder. >> welcome back to "the rachel maddow show." we are coming to you live from a bar in lawrence, kansas. right outside the front door, theres a plaque that tells the proud, proud history of this very town, so as to avoid the fire hazard of all of you in the bar trying to go outside at once, a look at it now. we will show you that on the screen. it tells the st...