Shortly after the Senate adjourned on May 21, Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina. attacked Sumner, yelling out, “I have read your speech, a libel on South Carolina.” and began slamming his metal-topped cane onto Sumner's head.
Freedom for Jenny Slew
Jenny Slew was born about 1719 as the child of a free white woman and a black slave, but lived her life as a free woman until 1762 when she was taken and enslaved by John Whipple Jr. of Ipswich.