Illustration
Southern Chivalry: The Caning of Charles Sumner, depicting the attack on abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner by pro-slavery Senator Preston Brooks in the US Senate, lithograph by John L. Magee, 1856.
Boston Public Library.
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Magee, J. L. (2025, June 11). Southern Chivalry: The Caning of Charles Sumner. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20578/southern-chivalry-the-caning-of-charles-sumner/
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Magee, John L.. "Southern Chivalry: The Caning of Charles Sumner." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 11, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20578/southern-chivalry-the-caning-of-charles-sumner/.
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Magee, John L.. "Southern Chivalry: The Caning of Charles Sumner." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 11 Jun 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20578/southern-chivalry-the-caning-of-charles-sumner/. Web. 02 Jul 2025.
