Caning of Senator Charles Summer

== Charles Summer ==
Charles was an Anti-Slavery U.S. Republican Senator apart of the long Summer Family, he traveled to Europe and was a graduated of Harvard University.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Sumner
== Preston Brooks ==
https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1851-1900/South-Carolina-Representative-Preston-Brooks-s-attack-on-Senator-Charles-Sumner-of-Massachusetts/
Preston was a Pro-Slavery Democratic U.S. House of Representatives who was a former Colonel in the Mexican American War.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Brooks
== Caning ==
In May 19th and 20th of 1856 Charles spoke a speech about how Kansas was being "raped" by "Slave Power" and insulted Preston's first cousin once removed Andrew Butler which angered Preston who on May 22, 1856 walked into the Senate Chamber and was going to strike him with his new golden topped cane when he saw a woman and decided against it, but to days later he walked up to Summers in the Senate Chamber once again and stated calmly, "Mr. Summer, I have read your speech twice carefully. it is a libel on South Carolina, and Mr. Butler, Who is a relative of mine". He then proceeded to beat summer's over the head with a cane. 
== Aftermath ==
The result of this attack was that Summers had PTSD, head trauma, and was permanently blinded. During the conflict his cane had been broken which was replaced when a Pro-Slavery fan of Preston Brooks who mailed him a new one.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caning_of_Charles_Sumner