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"Early in the afternoon of May 22, 1856, ardent pro-slavery Congressman Preston S. Brooks of South Carolina strode into the United States Senate Chamber in Washington, D.C., and began beating renowned anti-slavery Senator Charles Sumner with a gold-topped walking cane. Brooks struck again and again -- more than thirty times across Sumner's head, face, and shoulders -- until his cane splintered into pieces and the helpless Massachusetts senator, having nearly wrenched his desk from its fixed base
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- Author
- Stephen Puleo
- Publisher
- Westholme Publishing
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781594165160
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.89 / 5 (89 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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