<description>&lt;p&gt;We examine the remarkable life of &lt;strong&gt;Charles Sumner, &lt;/strong&gt;a U.S. senator from Mass. who boldly championed the abolition of slavery. Sumner coined the phrase &amp;#8220;equality before the law&amp;#8221; and was viciously assaulted for his beliefs.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;b&gt;To see additional resources and our other programs, please visit &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href="http://humanmedia.org/"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;humanmedia.org&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; . Humankind specials are  heard on NPR and PRX member-stations, in association with GBH Boston.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Humankind on Public Radio

David Freudberg

Ahead of His Time: The Story of Charles Sumner, Pt1

MAY 11, 202626 MIN
Humankind on Public Radio

Ahead of His Time: The Story of Charles Sumner, Pt1

MAY 11, 202626 MIN

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<p>We examine the remarkable life of <strong>Charles Sumner, </strong>a U.S. senator from Mass. who boldly championed the abolition of slavery. Sumner coined the phrase &#8220;equality before the law&#8221; and was viciously assaulted for his beliefs.</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>To see additional resources and our other programs, please visit </b><a href="http://humanmedia.org/"><span class="s2"><b>humanmedia.org</b></span></a><b> . Humankind specials are  heard on NPR and PRX member-stations, in association with GBH Boston.</b></span></p>