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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 The Crime Against Kansas. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts. In the Senate of the United States, May 19, 1856.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02095.20 Author/Creator: Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1856 Pagination: 31 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

Sumner delivered this speech after the May 1856 debates on slavery in Kansas. Condemns Southern advocacy of the expansion of slavery. Published by Greeley and McElrath, New York. Advertised on cover page as being "for sale at the office of the New York Tribune." With advertisements for other publications on the back cover.

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

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