    
Title: Charles Sumner Description: A political cartoon by J.L. Magee which depicts the assault on U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and Radical Republican Leader during the Civil War, Charles Sumner (1811-1874) by U.S. Congressman from South Carolina, Preston Smith Brooks (1819-1857). The assault took place on May 22, 1856 with Brooks beating Sumner with his cane for speaking badly of South Carolina, and his relative and South Carolina Senator Andrew Pickens Butler (1796-1857) (Not Shown). Keywords: canes, political cartoons, political caricatures, politicians, statesmen, American Lawyers, orators, Radical Republicans, American Civil War, Reconstruction, U.S. Senators from Massachusetts, U.S House of Representatives members from Massachusetts, U.S. Congressmen, American abolitionists, Harvard University alumni, Harvard University graduates, Harvard Law School alumni, American Reconstruction, Union political leaders, Free Soilers, U.S. House of Representatives members from South Carolina, Democrats, pro-slavery activists, U.S. Army officers Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 2325 x 1494 (3.47 MPixels) (1.56) Print Size: 19.7 x 12.6 cm; 7.8 x 5.0 inches File Size: 9.95 MB (10,432,828 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000037404 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection |
