<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2594105/fan_mail/new">Send me a text!</a>After a fiery speech about slavery, Charles Sumner was beaten on the Senate floor by Preston Brooks. How could disagreements in a democracy turn into violence — and what does this moment reveal about the tensions that led to the Civil War?

Send me a text! After a fiery speech about slavery, Charles Sumner was beaten on the Senate floor by Preston Brooks. How could disagreements in a democracy turn into violence — and what does this moment reveal about the tensions that led to the Civil War?

<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2594105/fan_mail/new" rel="noopener noreferrer">Send me a text!</a>After a fiery speech about slavery, Charles Sumner was beaten on the Senate floor by Preston Brooks. How could disagreements in a democracy turn into violence — and what does this moment reveal about the tensions that led to the Civil War?&nbsp;

The Day Congress Turned into a Fight Club

Think of it as an extended version of the storytelling I do in class, but more in depth. So, students, this is for you!

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Think of it as an extended version of the storytelling I do in class, but more in depth. So, students, this is for you!

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The Day Congress Turned into a Fight Club

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