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Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811 – March 11, 1874) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1851 until his death in 1874. Before and during the American Civil War, he was a leading American advocate for the abolition of slavery.
The caning of Charles Sumner, or the Brooks–Sumner Affair, occurred on May 22, 1856, in the United States Senate chamber, when Representative Preston Brooks, a pro-slavery Democrat from South Carolina, used a walking cane to attack Senator Charles Sumner, an abolitionist Republican from Massachusetts.
Jun 3, 2024 · Charles Sumner was a U.S. statesman of the American Civil War period dedicated to human equality and to the abolition of slavery. A graduate of Harvard Law School (1833), Sumner crusaded for many causes, including prison reform, world peace, and Horace Mann’s educational reforms.
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Charles Sumner: A Featured Biography. As Massachusetts senator Charles Sumner sat writing at his desk in the Senate Chamber on May 22, 1856, he was brutally assaulted by Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina.
The Caning of Senator Charles Sumner. On May 22, 1856, the "world's greatest deliberative body" became a combat zone. In one of the most dramatic and deeply ominous moments in the Senate's entire history, a member of the House of Representatives entered the Senate Chamber and savagely beat a senator into unconsciousness.
Learn about the life and legacy of Senator Charles Sumner, who survived the infamous "Caning of Sumner" and became a champion of abolition and civil rights. Explore his speeches, amendments, and battles with his colleagues over slavery and Reconstruction.
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Learn about Charles Sumner, a prominent anti-slavery senator who opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Confederacy. Find out how he was beaten by a southern congressman, how he handled the Trent Affair, and how he advocated for radical Reconstruction.
