Charles Sumner, Abolitionist and Civil War Advisor to Lincoln

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jul 10

[REBROADCAST FROM July 5, 2025] Author Zaakir Tameez talks about his new biography, Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation. Sumner was a fierce abolitionist and statesman from Massachusetts who was a pivotal advisor to President Lincoln and an influential force during the Civil War.

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