The outspoken statesman and abolitionist Charles Sumner served as a senator from 1851-1874.  Learn how Senator Sumner's 1865 protest against the Kansas-Nebraska Act prompted one of the most violent altercations in senatorial history.

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The outspoken statesman and abolitionist Charles Sumner served as a senator from 1851-1874.  Learn how Senator Sumner's 1865 protest against the Kansas-Nebraska Act prompted one of the most violent altercations in senatorial history.

The Caning of Charles Sumner on the Senate Floor

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This episode takes a quick look at six U.S. Supreme Court cases that all have to do with the rights of children in public primary and secondary schools.
Abington School District v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203 (1963). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/374/203
Bowman, Kristine. “West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943).” Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University. https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/west-virginia-state-board-of-education-v-barnette/
Cornell Law School. “Engel v. Vitale (1962).) https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/engel_v._vitale_(1962)
Dynia, Philip A. “Rights of Students.” Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University. 8/11/2023, updated 5/27/2026.  https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/rights-of-students/
Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/370/421/
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, 484 U.S. 260 (1988). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/484/260/
Ingraham v. Wright, 430 U.S. 651 (1977). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/430/651/
Ingraham v. Wright, 430 U.S. 651 (1977). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/430/651/
National Education Association. “Corporal Punishment in Schools Still Legal in Many States.” https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/corporal-punishment-schools-still-legal-many-states
Oyez. “West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette.” https://www.oyez.org/cases/1940-1955/319us624
Pfeffer, Leo. “THE NEW YORK REGENTS’ PRAYER CASE (ENGEL V. VITALE).” Journal of Church and State, vol. 4, no. 2, 1962, pp. 150–58. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org.proxy.bostonathenaeum.org/stable/23913195. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503 (1969) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/393/503/
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/319/624/#tab-opinion-1937809
Zinn Education Project. “June 14, 1943: Supreme Court Finds Compulsory Flag Salutes Unconstitutional.” https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/compulsory-flag-salutes-unconstitutional/

 

This episode takes a quick look at six U.S. Supreme Court cases that all have to do with the rights of children in public primary and secondary schools.
<ul>
<li>Abington School District v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203 (1963). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/374/203</li>
<li>Bowman, Kristine. &ldquo;West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943).&rdquo; Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University. https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/west-virginia-state-board-of-education-v-barnette/</li>
<li>Cornell Law School. &ldquo;Engel v. Vitale (1962).) https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/engel_v._vitale_(1962)</li>
<li>Dynia, Philip A. &ldquo;Rights of Students.&rdquo; Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University. 8/11/2023, updated 5/27/2026.&nbsp; https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/rights-of-students/</li>
<li>Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/370/421/</li>
<li>Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, 484 U.S. 260 (1988). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/484/260/</li>
<li>Ingraham v. Wright, 430 U.S. 651 (1977). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/430/651/</li>
<li>Ingraham v. Wright, 430 U.S. 651 (1977). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/430/651/</li>
<li>National Education Association. &ldquo;Corporal Punishment in Schools Still Legal in Many States.&rdquo; https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/corporal-punishment-schools-still-legal-many-states</li>
<li>Oyez. &ldquo;West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette.&rdquo; https://www.oyez.org/cases/1940-1955/319us624</li>
<li>Pfeffer, Leo. &ldquo;THE NEW YORK REGENTS&rsquo; PRAYER CASE (ENGEL V. VITALE).&rdquo; Journal of Church and State, vol. 4, no. 2, 1962, pp. 150&ndash;58. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org.proxy.bostonathenaeum.org/stable/23913195. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.</li>
<li>Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503 (1969) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/393/503/</li>
<li>West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/319/624/#tab-opinion-1937809</li>
<li>Zinn Education Project. &ldquo;June 14, 1943: Supreme Court Finds Compulsory Flag Salutes Unconstitutional.&rdquo; https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/compulsory-flag-salutes-unconstitutional/</li>
</ul>
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This episode takes a quick look at six U.S. Supreme Court cases that all have to do with the rights of children in public primary and secondary schools.

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The Caning of Charles Sumner on the Senate Floor

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