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17 de jun. de 2014 · The first book-length biography of the controversial congressman, secessionist, and Confederate colonel South Carolina Fire-Eater is the first book-length biography of Laurence Massillon Keitt, one of South Carolina's most notorious advocates of secession and apologists for African American slavery. A politician who wanted to be a statesman, a Hotspur who wanted to be a distinguished military ...
During the 35th United States Congress, on February 5, 1858, he was physically attacked by Democrat Laurence M. Keitt in the House chambers, leading to a brawl between northerners and southerners. Keitt, offended by Grow's having stepped over to his side of the House chamber, dismissively demanded that Grow sit down, calling him a "black Republican puppy".
24 de feb. de 2021 · Laurence Massillon Keitt was an American planter, lawyer, politician, and soldier from South Carolina. During his tenure in the United States House of Repre...
Keitt, Lawrence M. (Lawrence Massillon), 1824-1864. Publication date 1857 Topics Slavery, Slavery Publisher Washington : Printed at the Office of the Congressional Globe Collection lincolncollection; americana Contributor Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection Language English.
Laurence Massillon Keitt (4 de octubre de 1824-2 de junio de 1864) fue un plantador , abogado , político y soldado estadounidense de Carolina del Sur . Durante su mandato en la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos , fue incluido en varias listas de Tragafuegos, hombres que instaron categóricamente a la secesión de los estados del sur de los Estados Unidos y que se resistieron a ...
31 de dic. de 2014 · Speech of Hon. Lawrence M. Keitt, of South Carolina, ... May 24, 1858 by Keitt, Laurence Massilon, 1824-1864. [from old catalog] Publication date 1858 Topics Slavery -- United States, Slavery Publisher Washington, Printed at the office of the Congressional globe Collection library_of_congress; americana
On May 22, 1856, Preston Smith Brooks, a South Carolinian congressman, assaulted a seated Charles Sumner, antislavery senator from Massachusetts, in the Senate chamber. Brooks rained blows on Sumner's head and. shoulders with his cane while Representative Laurence M. Keitt, a.
