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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:Brooks's_motivation
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defense of kinsman Andrew Butler
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gptkbp:Brooks's_position
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Representative from South Carolina
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gptkbp:Brooks's_punishment
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$300 fine
no jail time
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gptkbp:Brooks's_relationship_to_Butler
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cousin
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gptkbp:Brooks's_weapon
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cane
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gptkbp:cause
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Sumner's anti-slavery speech 'The Crime Against Kansas'
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gptkbp:date
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May 22, 1856
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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caning of Charles Sumner
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
United States Senate chamber
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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widespread
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gptkbp:notableParticipant
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gptkb:Laurence_M._Keitt
Henry A. Edmundson
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gptkbp:perpetrator
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gptkb:Preston_Brooks
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gptkbp:publicReaction
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condemned in North
praised in South
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Bleeding_Kansas
slavery in the United States
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gptkbp:result
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increased tensions between North and South
Brooks re-elected by constituents
Brooks resigns from Congress
Sumner severely injured
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gptkbp:significance
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symbol of sectional conflict
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gptkbp:Sumner's_absence_from_Senate
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3 years
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gptkbp:Sumner's_injuries
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head trauma
spinal injuries
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gptkbp:Sumner's_position
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Senator from Massachusetts
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gptkbp:Sumner's_speech_criticized
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gptkb:Andrew_Butler
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gptkbp:victim
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gptkb:Charles_Sumner
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Preston_Brooks
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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