born Jan. 6, 1811, Boston, Mass., U.S.
died March 11, 1874, Washington, D.C.
U.S. politician.
He practiced law while crusading for the abolition of slavery, prison reform, world peace, and educational reform. He was elected to the U.S. Senate (1852–74) and spoke out against slavery. He denounced the Kansas-Nebraska Act as the "crime against Kansas" and scorned its authors, Sen. Trent Affair .
Charles Sumner
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.