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Charles Sumner starb am 11. März 1874 in Washington an einem Herzinfarkt. Er wurde in der Rotunde des United States Capitol aufgebahrt. Er ist auf dem Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, beigesetzt worden.
Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811 – March 11, 1874) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1851 until his death in 1874. Before and during the American Civil War, he was a leading American advocate for the abolition of slavery.
10. Apr. 2024 · Charles Sumner was a U.S. statesman of the American Civil War period dedicated to human equality and to the abolition of slavery. A graduate of Harvard Law School (1833), Sumner crusaded for many causes, including prison reform, world peace, and Horace Mann’s educational reforms. It was in his long.
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Learn about Charles Sumner, a prominent anti-slavery senator who opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Confederacy. Find out how he was beaten by a southern congressman, how he handled the Trent Affair, and how he advocated for radical Reconstruction.
16. Jan. 2023 · Learn about the life and legacy of Charles Sumner, a prominent US Senator who fought for the end of slavery and civil rights. Explore his speeches, actions, and challenges in the Senate and beyond.
Charles Sumner: A Featured Biography. As Massachusetts senator Charles Sumner sat writing at his desk in the Senate Chamber on May 22, 1856, he was brutally assaulted by Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina.
24. Okt. 2022 · Learn how the Senator from Massachusetts became a leading political abolitionist and helped create the Republican Party. Explore his views on slavery, the Constitution, and the slave power, and his role in the Caning controversy.
