Historical Photograph: Charles Sumner

Charles Sumner

Historical Photograph: Charles Sumner

c. 1860-1875

Historical Photograph

The Library of Congress presents an 1860-1875 black and white, half-length historical photograph that depicts Charles Sumner (LR-MA)--the leader of the anti-slavery forces in Massachusetts and the Radical Republicans in the United States Senate--dressed in a suit and seated facing slightly to the left.

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