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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05116.14 |
| From Archive Folder | Pamphlets related to the extension of slavery and the Kansas-Nebraska dispute [Decimalized .01-.20] |
| Title | The Crime Against Kansas. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts. In the Senate of the United States, May 19, 1856. |
| Date | 19 May 1856 |
| Author | Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Sumner's speech was delivered in Washington, D.C. and published by the New York Tribune in New York City. Contains the stamp of T. B. Pugh, bookseller, on the upper left corner of front cover. Contains water stains. |
| Subjects | President Congress Politics Abolition Slavery African American History Westward Expansion Missouri Compromise Statehood Bleeding Kansas Government and Civics Classical World and Ancient Civilization Law |
| People | Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Law; Government & Politics; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | The "Laws" of Kansas. Speech of the Hon. Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana. |