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Preston Brooks

Coverage of Preston Brooks in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 5 · 11:00 UTCMost recent: Jun 5 · 11:00 UTC
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Charles Sumnerperson1Andrew P. Butlerperson1Republican Partyorganization1John Brownperson1The Crime Against Kansastopic1Bleeding Kansastopic1Bleeding Sumnertopic1Civil Wartopic1
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  • POLITICSJun 5 · 11:00 UTCTHE ATLANTIC
    The Violent Beating That Reshaped America

    In 1856, Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner with a cane after Sumner insulted Brooks’s relative in a speech. The violent act intensified sectional tensions, influenced John Brown’s rebellion, and contributed to the rise of the Republican Party. Biographies of Sumner and Brooks later reevaluated their roles in the pre-Civil War era.

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