Various pieces of Lawrence abolitionist history lie on a table near the mud fort. At left is a drawing of James Lane, who organized mud fort building in Lawrence before the Civil War and later served as a U.S. senator. At right is a photo of Charles Robinson, the first governor of Kansas.
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