Session 26: The Caning of Senator Charles Sumner

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we are taking you back to middle school history class, discussing the brutal caning of Senator Charles Sumner by House of Representatives Member Preston Brooks - an event that stoked the flames of the Civil War.    Sources:  https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/CrimeAgainstKSSpeech.pdfhttps://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/SumnerInvestigation1856.pdf https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Crime_Against_Kansas.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20070929061114/http://www.olden-times.com/oldtimenebraska/n-csnyder/nbstory/story25.html https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/preston-brooks https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101074835990&seq=1107 https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/charles-sumner-and-preston-brooks https://history.house.gov/Institution/Origins-Development/Discipline/   Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras