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๐๏ธ The Caning of Charles Sumner (1856): Political Violence in the U.S. Senate
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The Caning of Senator Charles Sumner (senate.gov)
Caning of Charles Sumner - Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
The Caning of Charles Sumner | American Battlefield Trust (battlefields.org)
Charles Sumner: After the Caning - U.S. Senate (senate.gov)
Violence in Congress Before the Civil War: From Canings and ... (history.com)
Charles Sumner and Preston Brooks - Bill of Rights Institute (billofrightsinstitute.org)
On this day in 1856: Violence on the U.S. Senate floor (constitutioncenter.org)
The Caning of Charles Sumner - Senate.gov (senate.gov)