MM#11 Blood On The Senate Floor

He didn’t die on the Senate floor. But a part of him never left it. In this episode, we examine the life and legacy of Charles Sumner—an abolitionist senator who stood against slavery, demanded Black equality, and bled in the halls of Congress after a brutal caning by Representative Preston Brooks in 1856. The attack left him with brain trauma and what we now call PTSD. But it didn’t end his mission. We follow Sumner through the Civil War, Reconstruction, and into his final battles for justice. It's a story highlighting how one man’s refusal to stay silent reshaped the American conscience… and cost him everything. Because sometimes, progress doesn’t come from handshakes. It comes from standing up after the blows. 🎧 Take a bite of this Morbid Morsel. www.MorbidHistoryPod.com Original music in this episode is provided by the talented: SHDWLRKR