Picture No | 10225632 |
Date | 22 May 1856 |
Description | SENATORS SCUFFLE |
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Senator Preston Brooks, supporting slavery in Kansas, asserts his views by beating anti-slavery senator Charles Sumner unconscious with a metal- topped cane.
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Source | Engraving in 'Our First century' |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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