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Who was Charles Sumner and what did he do?
Massachusetts senator Charles Sumner was an Republican abolitionists who criticized firmly a lot of Southern politicians before the Civil War. His name became a symbol for the fight in the U.S. government against slavery when he was hit multiple times by Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina with a heavy cane.
Tags: abolitionism, Civil War, Republicans, Slavery
Source: https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Featured_Bio_Sumner.htm
Source: https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Featured_Bio_Sumner.htm
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Author: CoboCards-User
Main topic: History, US
Topic: American Civil War
Published: 04.03.2015