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Charles Sumner
Books
Donald, David Herbert. Charles Sumner. New York: Da Capo Press, 1996.
This book unites Donald’s Charles Sumner and the Coming of the Civil War
and Charles Sumner and the Rights of Man into a single
volume biography of Charles Sumner. Donald’s Charles Sumner
is the authoritative biographical resource on the Senator.
Websites
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: US Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1875
This Library of Congress website allows one to search Congressional documents for the years 1774-1875. This source is useful in locating antislavery petitions to
Congress and the actions of individual Senators, such as Charles Sumner, in regards to slavery.
Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Collection
The Cornell University Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections maintains this excellent resource containing
antislavery material. One may search or browse this website for digitized pamphlets authored by Charles Sumner.
SUMNER, Charles - Biographical Information
A brief biography of Sumner from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
UMass Amherst DuBois Library - SCUA - Antislavery Pamphlets
This digital library contains pamphlets that demonstrate the various points of view New Englanders had regarding slavery
from the Revolution to the Civil War. Several Sumner items may be found in this collection.
This excellent resource is maintained by the
Digital Collections of the University of Amherst DuBois Library Special Collections and University
Archives [SCUA].
U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Historical Minutes > 1851-1877 > The Caning of Senator Charles Sumner
A brief account of the canning of Charles Sumner by Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina.
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