Book Talk & Signing with Paul Quigley
In 1856, South Carolina Congressman Preston Brooks assaulted Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner with a cane in the U.S. Senate chamber, defending his family's honor and the rights of slaveholders. The […]
In 1856, South Carolina Congressman Preston Brooks assaulted Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner with a cane in the U.S. Senate chamber, defending his family's honor and the rights of slaveholders. The […]