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  1. 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.

  2. 10 de abr. de 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.

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  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811 – March 11, 1874) was an American politician, and lawyer. He was senator from Massachusetts from April 24, 1851 until his death.