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Preston Smith Brooks (August 5, 1819 – January 27, 1857) was an American slaveholder, politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina, serving from 1853 until his resignation in July 1856 and again from August 1856 until his death.
The caning of Charles Sumner, or the Brooks–Sumner Affair, occurred on May 22, 1856, in the United States Senate chamber, when Representative Preston Brooks, a pro-slavery Democrat from South Carolina, used a walking cane to attack Senator Charles Sumner, an abolitionist Republican from Massachusetts.
Learn about Preston Brooks, a pro-slavery congressman who assaulted Senator Charles Sumner in 1856. Find out his background, political career, and death in this Civil War biography.
13 nov. 2009 · Preston Brooks was a South Carolina representative who attacked Northern Senator Charles Sumner with a cane in 1856 over the slavery issue. The incident was a symbol of the growing hostility between the two camps in the prewar years.
8 déc. 2017 · Learn how a South Carolina congressman attacked a Massachusetts senator with a cane in 1856, sparking the Civil War. Find out the details of the incident, the aftermath, and the impact on the nation's history.
10 févr. 2017 · Preston Brooks, a congressman from South Carolina, attacked Senator Charles Sumner with a cane in 1856 for his anti-slavery speech. The incident sparked outrage and division in the nation, and marked a turning point in the debate over slavery.
Learn how a South Carolina senator assaulted a Massachusetts senator with a cane in 1856 over a speech against slavery. Find out the consequences and reactions of the "canefight" for the nation and the Senate.
