the sad, scary part of the 1850s is that preston brooks became a hero in the south, that the governor presented him with a silver goblet people running around with canes wanting to get other members of the antislavery movement, get seward next, they said, and part of that part of the 1850s where you had alternative realities, historians said when you saw that event and two narratives you saw there was something happening to the country. and there was a partisan grasp in the 1850s, when lincoln would be in debates with steven douglas and the republican paper reporting on the very same debate the democratic party would be reporting on, when they report on the lincoln part of it say he was so triumphant, carried out on the arms of his supporters, you read the democratic paper and he fell on the floor it was so embarrassing he had to be dragged out by supporters. so we have some of those parallels from the 1850s, and the only hope will be that -- you're right. it ended badly. i mean, obviously, it ended badly with the civil war, but out of that came what had to be done which was to undo t

came over here, his name was preston brooks and he took a considerable offense. he proceeded to come to the senate floor. senators sumner was gravely injured. he did recover, recovering slowly. which leads me to the fact that he proceeded to pull forward civil rights legislation in 1875.87 in 187-5150 years ago, almost 150 years ago, 145 years ago. and, so, he argued after the civil war that our black americans were being discriminated against. anyone should go into any accommodation. all men, let's ie women, are created equally. the churches, the cemeteries, serving in jury duty and any suits brought in this regard will be tried in federal court, not state court so we can enforce a federal standard of nondiscrimination across this land. sumner died of a heart attack in 1874. he put this forth as an amendment, he died before it could be passed. as he was dying, he pleaded to frederick douglass and others at his bedside, you must take care of my civil rights bill. in the months following his death, the senate did act and they supported the was passed into law in 1

his name was preston brooks and he took considerable offense and proceeded to come to the senate floor and then came senator sumner and he was gravely injured. but he did recover, recovering slowly, served for another 18 years which leads me to the fact that he proceeded to put forward civil rights legislation in 1875. in 1875, 150 years ago, almost 150 years ago. 145 years ago. and so, he argued after the civil war that our black americans were being discriminated against and that anyone should go into any public accommodation and be treated equally year in the united states of america. a constitution that says all men and let's include women are created equally. so, he put forward this bill and it is said every person gets equal access to theaters, public schools, churches, cemeteries, equal opportunity to serve in jury duty and any suits brought in this regard would be tried in federal court not state court so we should enforce a federal standard of nondiscrimination across this land. now, sumner died of a heart attack in 1874. so, he'd put forth with us originally as an amendment,

his name was preston brooks, and he took considerable offense, and he proceeded to come to the senatefloor and cane senator sumner and senator sumner was injured. he did recover. recovered slowly, served for another 18 years, which leads me to the fact that he proceeded to put forward civil rights legislation in 1875. and in 1875, 150 years ago -- almost 150 years ago, 145 years ago. and so he argued, after the civil war, that our black americans were being discriminated against and it needed to end. that anyone should go into any public accommodation and be treated equally here in the united states of america, a constitution that says all men, and that includes women, are created equally. and so he put forward this bill and it said that every person gets equal access to theaters, to public schools, to churches, to cemeteries, equal opportunity to serve in jury duty, and that any suits brought in this regard would be tried this federal court, not state court so we could enforce a federal standard of nondiscrimination across this land. now, sumner died of a heart attack in 1874. so he

the sad, scary part of the 1850s, preston brooks became a hero, in the south. government presented him with a silver goblet. people running around with canes, wanting to get other members of the anti slavery movement next. it was part that partisanship of the 1850s, where you had alternative realities. indeed, one historian said, when you saw that event, who sought to alternative narratives, that's when you knew that something was happening to the country. there is a sense that there was a partisan press, in the 1850s. when lincoln would be in his debates with stephen douglas, and the republican paper would be reporting on the very same debate, that the democratic party would be reporting on, when they report on the lincoln part of it, they say he was so triumphant he, was carrying doubt on this arms of his supporters. on the republican paper, it was that it was embarrassing -- we have some of those pearls are from the 1850s, the only hope is -- you're right it ended badly, obviously it ended badly with the seven war -- but out of that came would had to be done

the scary part of the 1850's is pasta brooks -- preston brooks became a hero in the south, the governorith a silver goblet, people running around with canes wanting to get other members of the antislavery movement. it was part of that partisanship where you had alternative realities. one historian said, when he saw that event and he saw two alternative narratives, that is when you knew something was happening to the country. there was a sense that there was a partisan crack in the 1850's. when lincoln would be in his debates with stephen douglas and the republican paper would be reporting on the same debate at the democratic party would be reporting on, when they reported on the linkin park, they said, he was so triumphant, he was carried out on the arms of his supporters. when you read the democratic papers, it was so embarrassing, he had to be dragged out by his supporters. you're right, it ended badly. obviously it ended badly, with the civil war. but out of that what came but had to be done, which is undo that original sin of slavery and those people fought for that. we had a leader

the scary part of the 1850's is pasta brooks -- preston brooks became a hero in the south, the governorith a silver goblet, people running around with canes wanting to get other members of the antislavery movement. it was part of that partisanship where you had alternative realities. one historian said, when he saw that event and he saw two alternative narratives, that is when you knew something was happening to the country. there was a sense that there was a partisan crack in the 1850's. when lincoln would be in his debates with stephen douglas and the republican paper would be reporting on the same debate at the democratic party would be reporting on, when they reported on the linkin park, they said, he was so triumphant, he was carried out on the arms of his supporters. when you read the democratic papers, it was so embarrassing, he had to be dragged out by his supporters. you're right, it ended badly. obviously it ended badly, with the civil war. but out of that what came but had to be done, which is undo that original sin of slavery and those people fought for that. we had a leader

his name was preston brooks, and he took considerable offense, and he proceeded to come to the senatefloor and cane senator sumner and senator sumner was injured. he did recover. recovered slowly, served for another 18 years, which leads me to the fact that he proceeded to put forward civil rights legislation in 1875. and in 1875, 150 years ago -- almost 150 years ago, 145 years ago. and so he argued, after the civil war, that our black americans were being discriminated against and it needed to end. that anyone should go into any public accommodation and be treated equally here in the united states of america, a constitution that says all men, and that includes women, are created equally. and so he put forward this bill and it said that every person gets equal access to theaters, to public schools, to churches, to cemeteries, equal opportunity to serve in jury duty, and that any suits brought in this regard would be tried this federal court, not state court so we could enforce a federal standard of nondiscrimination across this land. now, sumner died of a heart attack in 1874. so he