Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina thrashes…

May 1856 CE

Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina thrashes Senator Charles Sumner with a cane in the hall of the United States Senate on May 22, 1856, for a speech Sumner had made attacking Southerners who sympathize with the pro-slavery violence in Kansas.

Sumner will be unable to return to duty for three years while he recovers; Brooks will become a hero across the South.

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Washington District of Columbia Dist of Columbia United States View →

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Charles Sumner View →

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South Carolina, State of (U.S.A.) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Kansas, Territory of (U.S.A.) View →

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"Bleeding Kansas" View →

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Mayhem View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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