To what does "Bleeding Sumner" refer?
A. violence on the floor of the U.S. Senate
B. violence in a small town in Kansas
C. the threats of secession and armed defense of southern rights made by a southern Congressman
D. the agonized pleas on behalf of free labor made by a New York editor
Answer: A
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