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The Prairie Fire Cut the Foragers' Window - Did They Make It in Time?
A Black militiaman fortifies a seized farm as guerrillas set the grass ablaze-did they make it in time to forage before the smoke closed the window?
The Prairie Fire Cut the Foragers' Window - Did They Make It in Time?
In this episode, we follow the Kansas Colored Volunteers as they occupy a guerrilla-seized farmstead called Fort Africa and face mounted irregulars in late October 1862. The story tracks their legal limbo, their tactical choices, and a burning deadline that forces a decision: when rations run out, what will they risk?
Person: Bill Truman
Person: John Six-Killer
Date: October…
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