A Southern congressman beats a Northern senator with a cane - May 22nd, 1856
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A Southern congressman beats a Northern senator with a cane - May 22nd, 1856

2023-05-22

On this day in 1856, Congressman Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner with a metal-tipped cane.

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