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"Americans today probably recall Charles Sumner from history texts only as the man who was savagely beaten into bloody unconsciousness on the floor of the United States Senate. Perhaps they also remember that this violence was committed by a South Carolina congressman following Sumner's bitter and personal attack on slavery and its defenders. Undoubtedly, the 1856 attack was the most dramatic experience in the senator's life, requiring three and a half years of recuperation before he was fully able to resume his congressional responsibilities.
Despite the sensational nature of these events, however, they are merely symbolic of Sumner's larger career. He should be remembered instead as a stern voice of conscience who constantly reminded nineteenth-century Americans of what many preferred to ignore: that slavery and racial injustice are immoral. Sumner worked selflessly with others to create a political system that would address these issues. He first led a revolt against the Whigs when they failed to respond and then helped to form the new Free Soil and Republican parties, all the time forcing them to focus on slavery-related issues before the Civil War and civil rights after it. This brief biography of Sumner, moreover, attempts to portray the senator's accomplishments and shortcomings within the context of issues that remain relevant to this day."
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- PublisherHarlan Davidson
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0882959115
- ISBN 13 9780882959115
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages232
- EditorWakelyn Jon L, Kraut Professor Alan M
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