Many people know about the infamous “Sacking of Lawrence, Kansas” by pro-slavery, Missouri forces on May 21, 1856, but a Kansas history professor says there’s another raid that might be just as important. University of Kansas history professor Rita Napier says there was, in her opinion, a raid by pro-slavery forces on Leavenworth, that played a much bigger role in the overall conflict than most people realize. She says on August 31, 1856, pro-slavery forces rounded up those they believed didn’t support their side in the town. The anti-slavery forces were driven from town so that a majority of slavery supporters would vote in the coming election. Napier says the pro-slavery forces were successful in installing a pro-slavery government in Leavenworth. But she says it also galvanized support for the Free State movement, which eventually won the day, but not before much blood would be spilled on both sides of the border, starting 150 years ago this week during the Missouri-Kansas Border War. Tomorrow, we’ll look at how some things in the Border War might not be as they appear on the surface. The Missourinet will also air an hour-long feature called The Border War: Where It All Began this Friday evening at 7:06 (with re-airings Saturday night at 7:06, Sunday morning at 7:06 and Sunday afternoon at 5:06.)