Man Beaten On Senate Floor Slavery

Senate chambers when a large nearly apparitional figure appeared behind him.
Man beaten on senate floor slavery. On this day in 1856 sen. It is believed that firebrand john brown and his supporters were inspired by the beating of sumner to attack pro enslavement settlers. Several users countered this assertion by pointing to an 1856 incident in which the pro slavery u s. Preston brooks beat a senator nearly to death on the floor of the u s.
Charles sumner r mass a fierce foe of slavery suffered major injuries when he was assaulted on the senate floor by rep. The speech sumner had given of course had been about kansas. Charles sumner was sitting at his desk in the u s. On the afternoon of may 22 1856 massachusetts sen.