Caning Of Charles Sumner — Caning Of Charles Sumner
The Caning of Charles Sumner: A Pre-Civil War Catalyst May 22, 1856, marked a moment that would forever stain the halls of the U.S. Senate and stand as a chilling precursor to the American Civil War.
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In the annals of American political history, few events are as starkly illustrative of deep-seated divisions and the tragic breakdown of discourse as the Caning of Charles Sumner. On May 22, 1856,...
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