The southern effort to settle Kansas was led mostly by slave-owning farmers in Missouri.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

They no longer had to meet requirements for owning a lot of property.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

At that time, owning slaves was legal in the southern states.

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They especially wanted to continue owning black slaves.

VOA: special.2009.04.12

For recent college graduates, the road to owning a successful business can be rocky.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31