Summarize the speech that Charles Sumner delivered to Congress on those two days. Describe the reaction to his remarks and what occurred in the U.S. Senate chamber on May 22, 1856. How did the ...

Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts ... Born in Boston on January 6, 1811, Sumner graduated from Harvard Law School in 1833. Elected to the United States Senate in 1852, he served for more ...