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Sumner fue uno de los principales defensores de la abolición de la esclavitud para debilitar a la Confederación. Aunque se mantuvo en buenas relaciones con Abraham Lincoln, fue un líder de la línea dura de los republicanos radicales.
Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811 – March 11, 1874) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1851 until his death in 1874. Before and during the American Civil War, he was a leading American advocate for the abolition of slavery.
Charles Sumner ( Boston, 6 de enero de 1811 - Washington D. C., 11 de marzo de 1874) fue un político y estadista estadounidense de Massachusetts. Un profesor universitario y un orador de gran alcance, Sumner fue el líder de las fuerzas antiesclavistas en Massachusetts y un líder de los republicanos radicales en el Senado de los Estados ...
10 de abr. de 2024 · Charles Sumner (born Jan. 6, 1811, Boston—died March 11, 1874, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. statesman of the American Civil War period dedicated to human equality and to the abolition of slavery. A graduate of Harvard Law School (1833), Sumner crusaded for many causes, including prison reform, world peace, and Horace Mann’s ...
Learn about Charles Sumner, a prominent anti-slavery senator who opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Confederacy. Find out how he was beaten by a southern congressman, how he handled the Trent Affair, and how he advocated for radical Reconstruction.
As Massachusetts senator Charles Sumner sat writing at his desk in the Senate Chamber on May 22, 1856, he was brutally assaulted by Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina.
16 de ene. de 2023 · Learn about the life and legacy of Charles Sumner, a prominent abolitionist and civil rights advocate in the U.S Senate. He fought against slavery, segregation, and imperialism, and helped pass the 13th Amendment and the Civil Rights Act.
