Extra Credit Questions

[J. Beckert]

Tom and Roger posted at the same time, but Roger squeaked in first. You're both correct; it was Charles Sumner.

In what may be the nation's first recorded round of "Stump the Yankee", after a fiery two day speech in which he insulted several Southerners, Sumner was beaten with a cane by Rep. Preston Brooks of South Carolina. He was badly injured and took years to recover. Brooks resigned and returned to S.C where banquets were held in his honor and he received new canes from all over the South. One was engraved "Good Job". Whether or not this influenced Lamon's opinion of him is unknown, but that's how he put it to Lincoln.

You both win free tickets to Six Flags Over South Carolina.