Massachusetts Sen. Charles Sumner risked his life for the sake of Kansans’ freedom. On May 22, 1856 — 168 years ago — he suffered a beating at the hands of unhinged South Carolina Rep. Preston Brooks.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South Carolina Rep. Preston Brooks attacks Massachusetts Sen. Charles Sumner in the U.S. Senate chambers on May 22, 1856. South ...

As a student of American history, I believe there are some very important heroes who have never received the acknowledgement and acclaim they deserve. Charles Sumner from Massachusetts is one of those ...

Massachusetts Sen. Charles Sumner risked his life for the sake of Kansans’ freedom. On May 22, 1856 — 168 years ago — he suffered a beating at the hands of the unhinged South Carolina Rep. Preston ...

Massachusetts senator Charles Sumner’s lifelong devotion to equal rights was akin to “digging a deep well with nothing more than a spoon... yet he never stopped digging,” according to this rousing ...

In Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation, the first full-length biography of Sumner in more than two generations, the writer Zaakir Tameez resuscitates his subject’s reputation as a largely derided ...

THE GREAT ABOLITIONIST: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union. By Stephen Puleo. St. Martin’s Press. 464 pages. $32. When Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts died in Washington, ...

Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts made a name for himself as an advocate of liberal causes. His outspoken support of abolition and the rights of emancipated blacks, and his calls for punishment ...

South Carolina Rep. Preston Brooks bludgeoned Sen. Charles Sumner unconscious, and Southern voters cheered the violence. We aren’t back there — yet. senate.gov Massachusetts Sen. Charles Sumner risked ...