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Charles Sumner
Conscience of a Nation
Zaakir Tameez
2025
Henry Holt and Co.
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Book Review
The Vicious Beating That Reshaped America
Two books about the 1856 caning of a senator show how words can incite violence—and also help defeat it.
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Rob Wolfe
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The Atlantic
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June 5, 2026
Book Review
The Senator Will Not Yield
Charles Sumner's example reminds us that "with enough courage and drive, can alter the trajectory of American racial history."
by
H. W. Brands
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The Washington Free Beacon
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August 10, 2025
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How Charles Sumner Convinced Abraham Lincoln and the Union To Take a Stand Against Slavery
The domestic and international dynamics of the early days of the Civil War.
by
Zaakir Tameez
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Literary Hub
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June 11, 2025
