REAL PEOPLE. REAL STORIES.

Charles and Sara Robinson

(1818-1894) and (1827-1911)

  • He was the state’s first governor
  • Her book, Kansas: Its Interior and Exterior Life, was second to Uncle Tom’s Cabin in promoting antislavery sentiment
  • A founder of the Free State Party, he was arrested for treason
  • She reported on his arrest and stirred sympathy
  • They donated their estate to the University of Kansas

  • Charles and Sara Robinson Charles and Sara Robinson

    More on Charles and Sara Robinson

  • Private papers - Charles and Sara Robinson
  • Podcasts - Kansas Memory - Charles and Sara Robinson
  •  
     
    Related Links
    Real People. Real Stories.

    Bookmarks

    Trading Cards

    2007 Holiday Cards

    Billboards


    Kansas Historical Society
     
    Presentation Graphic
    Kansas Historical Society
    Kansas Historical Society