Emancipation!: its policy and necessity as a war measure for the suppression of the rebellion : speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, at Faneuil Hall, Oct. 6, 1862.

by Charles Sumner

This volume is produced from digital images from the Cornell University Library Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Collection

24 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1862

About the author

Charles Sumner was an American politician and senator from Massachusetts. As an academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the antislavery forces in Massachusetts and a leader of the Radical Republicans in the United States Senate during the American Civil War working to destroy the Confederacy, free all the slaves, and keep on good terms with Europe. During Reconstruction, he fought to minimize the power of the ex-Confederates and guarantee equal rights to the freedmen.