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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.
Charles Sumner Sumners Unterschrift. Charles Sumner (* 6. Januar 1811 in Boston, Massachusetts; † 11. März 1874 in Washington, D.C.) war ein amerikanischer Politiker. Er war Senator von Massachusetts.
10. Apr. 2024 · Charles Sumner (born Jan. 6, 1811, Boston—died March 11, 1874, Washington, D.C.) 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 ...
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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.
Learn about the life and legacy of Charles Sumner, a leading abolitionist and civil rights advocate in the U.S. Senate. Explore his speeches, actions, and achievements in the fight against slavery and for equality.
24. Okt. 2022 · Via Farrar, Straus and Giroux. By Timothy Shenk. October 24, 2022. Charles Sumner had opposed slavery as far back as he could remember. His father, an egalitarian in the tradition of Thomas Paine, visited Haiti during its revolutionary struggle for independence and came away impressed by the nascent Black republic.
1. Dez. 2023 · CHARLES Sumner was born on the North Slope of Beacon Hill in Boston on January 6, 1811, the eve of the largest slave rebellion in North America. He and his twin sister Matilda were the first two of nine children of Charles Pinckney and Relief Jacob Sumner. They each weighed three and a half pounds and gave “little promise of living many hours.” A neighbor was shocked when she saw them ...
