Charles Sumner
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First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1851, he was an outspoken opponent of slavery. During the Civil War, Sumner lobbied tirelessly for emancipation and advocated opening the Union army to Black enlistment."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Allied with the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction, Sumner focused single mindedly on securing full civil rights for African Americans. To this end, he introduced the Civil Rights Act of 1870. The measure was designed to ensure unfettered access, regardless of race, to \u00e2\u0080\u009call the public conveyances\u00e2\u0080\u009d (including railroads and steamships), accommodations, theaters, public schools, churches, cemeteries, and jury service. Felled by a heart attack in 1874, it was Sumner\u00e2\u0080\u0099s dying wish that his civil rights bill achieve passage. When it was finally enacted in 1875, however, the key provision for public school integration had been stripped away by opponents."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Nacido en Boston, Massachusetts"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "La dedicaci\u00c3\u00b3n de Charles Sumner a la justicia racial defini\u00c3\u00b3 su carrera legislativa. Elegido por primera vez para el Senado de EE.UU. en 1851, fue un franco opositor de la esclavitud. Durante la Guerra Civil abog\u00c3\u00b3 sin tregua por la emancipaci\u00c3\u00b3n y la admisi\u00c3\u00b3n de los afroamericanos en el ej\u00c3\u00a9rcito de la Uni\u00c3\u00b3n."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Aliado con los republicanos radicales durante la Reconstrucci\u00c3\u00b3n, Sumner se entreg\u00c3\u00b3 a la lucha por plenos derechos civiles para los afroamericanos. Present\u00c3\u00b3 el proyecto de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1870 para asegurar el acceso libre, sin distinci\u00c3\u00b3n de raza, a \u00e2\u0080\u009ctodo transporte p\u00c3\u00bablico\u00e2\u0080\u009d (incluidos ferrocarriles y vapores), alojamiento, teatros, escuelas p\u00c3\u00bablicas, iglesias, cementerios y participaci\u00c3\u00b3n en jurados. V\u00c3\u00adctima de un ataque card\u00c3\u00adaco en 1874, su \u00c3\u00baltimo deseo fue ver aprobado su proyecto de ley. Sin embargo, cuando la ley se promulg\u00c3\u00b3 por fin en 1875, la crucial cl\u00c3\u00a1usula de integraci\u00c3\u00b3n en las escuelas p\u00c3\u00bablicas hab\u00c3\u00ada sido eliminada por sus opositores."}, {"label": "Provenance", "content": "(John Foster Ansley, Atlanta): purchase 1969 NPG."}], "creditLine": [{"label": "Credit Line", "content": "National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution"}], "name": [{"label": "Artist", "content": "Edgar Parker, 1840 - 1892"}, {"label": "Sitter", "content": "Charles Sumner, 6 Jan 1811 - 11 Mar 1874"}], "topic": [{"label": "Topic", "content": "Printed Material\\Document"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Costume\\Jewelry\\Chain"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Costume\\Dress Accessory\\Eyeglasses\\Pince-nez"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Charles Sumner: Male"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Charles Sumner: Law and Law Enforcement\\Lawyer"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Charles Sumner: Politics and Government\\Statesman"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Charles Sumner: Education and Scholarship\\Educator\\Lecturer"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Charles Sumner: Politics and Government\\US Senator\\Massachusetts"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Portrait"}], "physicalDescription": [{"label": "Medium", "content": "Oil on canvas"}, {"label": "Dimensions", "content": "Stretcher: 137.2 x 86.4cm (54 x 34\")"}, {"label": "Dimensions", "content": "Frame: 156.2 x 104.1 x 10.2cm (61 1/2 x 41 x 4\")"}], "dataSource": [{"label": "Data Source", "content": "National Portrait Gallery"}], "objectRights": [{"label": "Restrictions & Rights", "content": "CC0"}], "objectType": [{"label": "Type", "content": "Painting"}]}}, "url": "edanmdm:npg_NPG.69.39", "hash": "0eac7b09373c7ad458ad7c7796c1a91d0e09085a", "docSignature": "b0f424125257ec6407c486e48908818f", "timestamp": 1664441800, "lastTimeUpdated": 1664441711, "title": "Charles Sumner"}