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may 22, 1856 - Sumner and Brooks

Description:

-republican senator Charles Sumner was attacked by southern congressman Preston Brooks for denouncing slavery
-attack shocked northerners and gave further evidence of southern ignorance and outrageousness
-allies in South supported Brooks

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Date:

may 22, 1856
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~ 169 years ago