Question

What are two key details about the Beating of Senator Sumner?

Answer 1

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1. The Beating of Senator Sumner took place on May 22, 1856, in the Senate chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.

2. Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts was attacked by Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina, who used a gold-headed walking cane to strike Sumner repeatedly until he was unconscious.