The Kansas Question

The Kansas Question

Charles Sumner

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Nabu Press
Año de edición:
2012
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Historia de América
ISBN:
9781276254397
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'The Kansas Question' is a powerful speech delivered by Senator Charles Sumner, a leading voice in the anti-slavery movement, addressing the tumultuous events surrounding the issue of slavery in Kansas. Delivered during a pivotal period in American history, Sumner’s oration meticulously reviews the actions of the Federal Administration concerning slavery’s expansion into the Kansas territory. Sumner’s eloquent and incisive analysis provides invaluable insight into the political machinations and moral debates that ultimately led to the Civil War. This speech remains a significant historical document, offering a window into the passionate arguments and deep divisions that characterized the pre-war United States. Readers interested in American history, political science, and the struggle for civil rights will find Sumner’s words both enlightening and profoundly moving.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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