Historic Illustration: The Death of Charles Sumner: At Washington D.C. March 11th 1874. Aged, 63 years, 2 months, and 5 days
Subject
Charles Sumner
Title
Historic Illustration: The Death of Charles Sumner: At Washington D.C. March 11th 1874. Aged, 63 years, 2 months, and 5 days
Date
1874
Type
Historical Illustration
Description
The Library of Congress presents an 1874 historical illustration, featured in Currier & Ives, that depicts Charles Sumner (LR-MA)--the leader of the anti-slavery forces in Massachusetts and the Radical Republicans in the United States Senate--lying in a large bed, surrounded by well-dressed, standing, white men and two African Americans, one standing at the foot of Sumner's bed and the other seated beside the bed. The caption reads, "Do not let the the Civil Rights Bill fail."
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“Historic Illustration: The Death of Charles Sumner: At Washington D.C. March 11th 1874. Aged, 63 years, 2 months, and 5 days,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 8, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/435.