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Senator Preston Brooks of SC assaulting Senator Charles Sumner of MA during an antislavery debate 1856. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo - Alamy
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Remembering Preston Brooks; or, The Case of the Traveling Cenotaph | South Carolina Historical Markers
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Roll Call Tally on the Expulsion of Preston Brooks | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives
![Beating in the Senate - Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts is attacked by Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina in the US Senate on May 22, 1856 Stock Photo - Alamy Beating in the Senate - Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts is attacked by Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina in the US Senate on May 22, 1856 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/DXTATF/beating-in-the-senate-senator-charles-sumner-of-massachusetts-is-attacked-DXTATF.jpg)
Beating in the Senate - Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts is attacked by Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina in the US Senate on May 22, 1856 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Preston Smith Brooks, a fervent advocate of slavery, assaulting Senator Charles Sumner, an abolitionist, with a cane on the floor of the United States Senate, on May 22, 1856, in retaliation for Preston Smith Brooks, a fervent advocate of slavery, assaulting Senator Charles Sumner, an abolitionist, with a cane on the floor of the United States Senate, on May 22, 1856, in retaliation for](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EY8RWD/preston-smith-brooks-a-fervent-advocate-of-slavery-assaulting-senator-EY8RWD.jpg)
Preston Smith Brooks, a fervent advocate of slavery, assaulting Senator Charles Sumner, an abolitionist, with a cane on the floor of the United States Senate, on May 22, 1856, in retaliation for
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The 1856 Caning of Charles Sumner in the United States Senate – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas
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