Historical Illustration: Charles Sumner

Charles Sumner

Historical Illustration: Charles Sumner

1874

Historical Illustration

The Library of Congress presents an 1874 historical illustration, drawn by Matt Morgan, that depicts the casket of Charles Sumner (LR-MA)--the leader of the anti-slavery forces in Massachusetts and the Radical Republicans in the United States Senate--surrounded by mourning African Americans. In the foreground, a woman dressed in an American flag is laying a laurel wreath on the casket. In the background, an angel is holding a headstone that reads, "Equal Rights to All!"

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