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American slavery : a reprint of an article on "Uncle Tom's cabin," of which a portion was inserted in the 206th number of the "Edinburgh Review;" : and of Mr. Sumner's speech of the 19th and 20th of May, 1856.

Reprints the text of Charles Sumner's speech which Preston Brooks responded to by attacking Sumner with a cane on May 22, two days after the speech concluded; reprints several reactions to Brooks's attack on Sumner
Print Book, English, 1856
Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, London, 1856