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What event is known as "Bleeding Sumner"? A massacre of abolitionists in Kansas A riot over voting rights in Kansas A violent attack on Senator Charles Sumner in the Senate chamber A rebellion of enslaved people in the South
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A violent attack on Senator Charles Sumner in the Senate chamber
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"Bleeding Sumner" refers to a violent incident that occurred in the United States Senate in 1856. This event involved a physical assault on Senator Charles Sumner by Representative Preston Brooks. The context of this event was the intense national debate over slavery, particularly the expansion of slavery into new territories. Senator Charles Sumner was a strong abolitionist and had delivered a speech denouncing the spread of slavery into Kansas. Representative Preston Brooks, a pro-slavery advocate from South Carolina, was so outraged by Sumner's speech that he attacked Sumner with a cane on the Senate floor, severely injuring him. This event is not to be confused with other violent events related to the slavery debate, such as the massacre of abolitionists in Kansas (known as "Bleeding Kansas"), riots over voting rights in Kansas, or a rebellion of enslaved people in the South. The specific nature of the event, being an attack on a senator within the legislative chamber, makes it distinct and earns it the name "Bleeding Sumner".