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The beating nearly killed Sumner and contributed significantly to the country's polarization over the issue of slavery. It has been considered symbolic of the "breakdown of reasoned discourse" [1] and willingness to resort to violence that eventually led to the Civil War .
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.
Nov 13, 2009 · Southern Congressman Preston Brooks savagely beats Northern Senator Charles Sumner in the halls of Congress as tensions rise over the expansion of slavery.
Jul 24, 2019 · The pro-slavery southerner walked over to Senator Charles Sumner, whacked him in the head with the cane and then proceeded to beat the anti-slavery northerner unconscious. Afterward, Brooks...
Feb 7, 2019 · Preston Brooks of South Carolina caned Sumner, beating him bloody in the U.S. Senate chamber. Sumner was severely injured, and Brooks was hailed as a hero in the South. The violent incident intensified the split in America as it moved toward the Civil War.
In retaliation, Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina attacked Sumner at his desk in the Senate Chamber, beating him with a heavy walking stick until the senator was left bleeding and unconscious on the Chamber floor.
On this day in 1856, Preston Brooks, a congressman from South Carolina, viciously attacked Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner on the floor of the United States Senate. Three days earlier, in a passionate anti-slavery speech, Sumner had used language southerners found deeply offensive.
May 22, 2018 · Just a few days later, Sumner would find himself bleeding in the Senate chambers, the victim of a literal political attack. Sumner’s speech was long and impassioned.
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.
May 22, 2017 · On this day in 1856, Sen. Charles Sumner (R-Mass.), a fierce foe of slavery, suffered major injuries when he was assaulted on the Senate floor by Rep. Preston Brooks (D-S.C.).
