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Caning of Charles Sumner 0 Who was Charles Sumner? 0 Senator from Massachusetts 0 Abolitionist 0 Political speech, “Crime against Kansas”, criticized Douglas and Butler, Senator from SC 0 Enter Preston Brooks: 0 Relative of Butler 0 Wanted to defend honor of the South 0 The caning: 0 Brooks attacked Sumner at his desk with a cane 0 Sumner knocked unconscious 0 Showed deep tensions in Congress between North and South