Illustration
Tragic Prelude, depicting abolitionist John Brown at the center of the "Bleeding Kansas" controversy, 1854-1859, a "tragic prelude" to the American Civil War, mural by John Steuart Curry, 1938.
Kansas State Capitol.
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Curry, J. S. (2025, June 11). Tragic Prelude. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20577/tragic-prelude/
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Curry, John Steuart. "Tragic Prelude." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 11, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20577/tragic-prelude/.
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Curry, John Steuart. "Tragic Prelude." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 11 Jun 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20577/tragic-prelude/. Web. 05 Jul 2025.
