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New biography examines Preston Brooks, the SC congressman behind an infamous Senate floor beating

New biography examines Preston Brooks, the SC congressman behind an infamous Senate floor beating

by editor | Dec 3, 2025 | Archive, Featured News, Southern Partisan

Nearly 170 years after South Carolina congressman Preston Brooks raised his cane and beat abolitionist Charles Sumner bloody on the Senate floor, the pro-slavery lawmaker behind one of America’s most notorious acts of political violence is getting a full-length...

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