May 21st, 1856
Lawrence, Kansas is captured and burned by pro-slavery forces. event on May 21, 1856. Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
Events around May 21, 1856
| May 22nd, 1856 | Event | Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina beats Senator Charles Sumner with a cane in the hall of the United States Senate for a speech Sumner had made attacking Southerners who sympathized with the pro-slavery violence in Kansas ("Bleeding Kansas"). |
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