ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: May 22, 1856 For denouncing Democrats’ pro-slavery policy, Republican
U.S. Senator Charles Sumner (R-MA) is beaten nearly to death on floor of
Senate by U.S. Rep. Preston Brooks (D-SC), takes three years to recover https://www.kasu.org/politics/2026-05-21/how-sen-charles-sumner-who-was-attacked-in-1856-for-opposing-slavery-was-ahead-of-his-time
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