https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr Made with a Bold Sensibility en-us 2017-12-06 19:36:18 UTC 2025-11-19 01:14:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png brennaalyse https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/213883391 2017-12-06 19:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/213883391 brennaalyse https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/213884624 2017-12-06 19:39:29 UTC https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/213884624 brennaalyse https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/213884676 2017-12-06 19:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/213884676 brennaalyse https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/213889192 Charles Sumner was a U.S Senator for Massachusetts, as well as an abolitionist (The Independence). ]]> 2017-12-06 19:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/213889192 brennaalyse https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/214343265 He made a speech called "The Crime Against Kansas" - referring to the quarrelling occurring in 'Bloody Kansas' at the time - which included a personal attack on South Carolina's senator, Andrew Butler (The Independence). ]]> 2017-12-07 21:48:41 UTC https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/214343265 brennaalyse https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/214343849 Preston Brooks was a representative for South Carolina, as well as the nephew of South Carolina senator Andrew Butler, whom Sumner verbally attacked in his speech (The Independence). ]]> 2017-12-07 21:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/214343849 brennaalyse https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/214344328 He decided to defend his uncle's honor by beating Charles Sumner with a gold-headed cane (The Independence). ]]> 2017-12-07 21:54:14 UTC https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/214344328 brennaalyse https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/214345247 What really happened in Sumner's office]]> 2017-12-07 21:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/214345247 brennaalyse https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/214345675 According to the accounts of other senators who were near Sumner when the gruesome event took place, Preston Brooks "began beating Sumner severely on the head with a thick gutta-percha* cane with a gold head" (The Independence). Charles Sumner wasn't even able to stand up from his desk before he "was knocked down and trapped under the heavy desk... but Brooks continued to bash Sumner until [he] ripped the desk from the floor" (The Independence). Then, Charles Sumner became "blinded by his own blood, and... [lapsed] into unconsciousness" (The Independence). This didn't stop Preston Brooks, however, because he "continued to beat the motionless Sumner until his cane broke"; Brooks left Sumner's office afterwards (The Independence). ]]> 2017-12-07 22:01:23 UTC https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/214345675 brennaalyse https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/214347571 2017-12-07 22:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/214347571 brennaalyse https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/214347657 The House of Representatives wanted to fire Brooks, but was unable to because "it could not amass the votes to do so"; Brooks was, however, "levied a $300 fine for the assault" (The Independence). Instead of being fired, Brooks quit his job as a representative, and travelled back to his home in South Carolina, "seeking the approval of his actions there" since he couldn't get "approval" in the House (The Independence). Because the South held so much contempt for the North, "South Carolina held events in [Brooks'] honor," as well as "reelected him to his House seat"; and, on top of all that, "replacement canes were sent to Brooks from all over the south" (The Independence). ]]> 2017-12-07 22:12:33 UTC https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/214347657 brennaalyse https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/214347693 2017-12-07 22:12:48 UTC https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/214347693 brennaalyse https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/214347765 Severe psychological damage was done to him, including head trauma that bred extreme headaches, nightmares, and what we now know as PTSD, or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (The Independence). Understandably, "the physical and psychological injuries from the caning kept [Sumner] away from the Senate" for at least three years during his recovery period (The Independence). ]]> 2017-12-07 22:13:13 UTC https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/214347765 brennaalyse https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/214350382 "Gutta-percha", used to make Brooks' cane, is "a tough plastic substance from the latex of several Malaysian trees... of the sapodilla family that resembles rubber but contains more resin" - thank you, Merriam-Webster Dictionary! (The Independence) ]]> 2017-12-07 22:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/brennaalyse/e9ivrl7jvrwr/wish/214350382