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The Crime Against Kansas

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Earliest in view: Jun 5 · 11:00 UTCMost recent: Jun 5 · 11:00 UTC
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Preston Brooksperson1Charles Sumnerperson1Andrew P. Butlerperson1Republican Partyorganization1John Brownperson1Bleeding 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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