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To: ak267
The article left out a very salient fact. Preston Smith Brooks was a DemocratRepresentative from South Carolina.
9 posted on 05/22/2016 10:01:11 AM PDT by WMarshal (Trump 2016)
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To: WMarshal
The article left out a very salient fact. Preston Smith Brooks was a Democrat Representative from South Carolina.

Also no mention that Sumner was a radical anti-slavery Republican

14 posted on 05/22/2016 10:19:27 AM PDT by Chuckster ("Them Rag Heads just ain't rational" Curly Bartley 1973)
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To: WMarshal
The article left out a very salient fact. Preston Smith Brooks was a DemocratRepresentative from South Carolina.

You can surmise that from this:

Historian William Gienapp has concluded that Brooks' "assault was of critical importance in transforming the struggling Republican party into a major political force."

21 posted on 05/22/2016 10:27:22 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("During a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act" --George Orwell)
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To: WMarshal

“The article left out a very salient fact. Preston Smith Brooks was a DemocratRepresentative from South Carolina.”

Thanks for pointing that out. I fixed the lead to reflect their political affiliations.


49 posted on 05/22/2016 11:57:43 AM PDT by NRx
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