SC Congressman Preston Brooks shocked nation when he caned Charles Sumner on the Senate floor. A new biography shows why the ...

John Adams, a founder of the United States and its second president, privately expressed doubts that the republic would survive its own design flaws. Yet the Constitution, its blueprint, has proved ...

Glenn Beck delivered a veritable history lesson to his audience Monday night, telling the story of Charles Sumner‘s “Crime against Kansas” speech in 1856, which led to that Massachusetts senator ...

A new biography of the Republican legislator details his legal mind and his personal struggles. By Richard Kreitner Richard Kreitner is the host of the U.S. history podcast “Think Back” and the author ...

In 1856, Charles Sumner (Massachusetts senator, 1851-1874) was beaten viciously, on the floor of the Senate, by Rep. Preston Brooks of South Carolina, because of Sumner's unrelenting opposition to ...

Senate Representative Preston Brooks caning Senator Charles Sumner for his speech on "The Crime Against Kansas" is an event that showed how polarized the nation had become over slavery. An event that ...