22 mai 1856 - Bleeding Sumner
Description:
Charles Sumner was a Massachusetts senator and abolitionist who opposed the extension of slavery and spoke out against slavery in Kansas. He was caned by the South Carolina congressman Preston Brooks on the Senate floor in 1856. This increased sectionalism by painting the South as senselessly vicious.Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
22 mai 1856
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 169 ans