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Hace 1 día · Charles Sumner, and his twin sister Matilda, were born on Irving Street on the North Slope of Beacon Hill in 1811 to Charles Pinckney and Relief Jacob Sumner. Sumner was exposed early to civil rights issues by his father, a Harvard-trained lawyer and abolitionist who publicly called for legalizing interracial marriage and integrating Boston’s public schools.
Hace 5 días · The life and times of Charles Sumner: His boyhood, education, and public career Bookreader Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Share to Facebook. Share to Reddit. Share to Tumblr. Share to Pinterest. Share via email. EMBED. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org ...
22 de may. de 2024 · 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.
23 de may. de 2024 · But if you’ve heard of Charles Sumner, then it’s probably because you’re familiar with his infamous caning 168 years ago last week. He might have remained a footnote in the run-up to the Civil War for me if not for Stephen Puleo’s virtual presentation for the Mark Twain House entitled “ The Great Abolitionist: Charles ...
30 de may. de 2024 · Over fifty years after the second of David Herbert Donald’s two-volume biography of Massachusetts senator and abolitionist Charles Sumner rolled off the presses, a new examination of the Bay State’s famous political son is now available.
29 de may. de 2024 · 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 ...
24 de may. de 2024 · Charles Sumner was an outspoken abolitionist, American lawyer, politician, and statesman who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate.
