22 mayo 1856 año - Caning of Senator Sumner
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Led to disunion: SC rep. Brooks brutally beat MA rep. Sumner in response to the latter's fiery speech attacking slavery and its supporters; symbolized the downturn of American attitudes from political disagreement to unabridged, unmitigated violence and chaos
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22 mayo 1856 año
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