Read a transcription of the May 18, 1856 speech by the Mass. Senator that provoked Senator Brooks of South Carolina to beat him with a cane.
HarpWeek newspaper's resource devoted to President Johnson's 1868 impeachment includes a portrait and a biography of this Bostonian senator.
Adamant abolitionist and US senator is profiled with a biography and links to related resources.
History resource devoted to newspaper editorials on secession era events features a collection of editorials on the 1856 caning of Sumner.
History resource devoted to slavery in the US features a photograph and a biography of this senator who lobbied against slavery.