Lincoln|Douglas Debate

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Podcasts - Lincoln Studies Center

Rodney Davis and Douglas Wilson, co-directors of the Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College, discuss each of the historic Lincoln-Douglas Debates.

Lincoln, Douglas, and Their Historic Debates

Even though Illinois had no slaves, the 1858 debates focused exclusively on the fate of slavery. Douglas argued that white people should decide for themselves ...

The Complete Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858

The book The Complete Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas is published by University of Chicago Press.

The Lincoln-Douglas Debate Canon - Victory Briefs Classroom

Some works of philosophy and political theory have developed into foundational texts for our modern moral and political sensibilities. In Lincoln-Douglas ...

Lincoln Douglas Debates // Word Clouds - House Divided

Full Debate Text Mr. Douglas' Speech. If you desire negro citizenship, if you desire to allow them to come into the State and settle with the white man.

UIL Lincoln-Douglas Debate Guide - Speech

The manual provides affirmative and negative case rubrics and includes UIL contest rules, ballot, judge information, among other information. Dr. Rich Edwards ...

Nationals 2019 - Lincoln-Douglas Debate Final Round - YouTube

Debating the topic "Resolved: Violent revolution is a just response to political oppression." Affirmative speaker: Nehal Chigurupati, ...

Topics | National Speech & Debate Association

Current Topics: Lincoln-Douglas Public Forum, Policy Debate, Big Questions, Congress, Extemp, World Schools

Lincoln-Douglas Debates 150th anniversary kicks off with July 26 ...

The 150th anniversary of the greatest political discourse in American history will begin Saturday, July 26 from, 10 am to 5 pm in the Piatt County community of ...

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates Tour Itineraries

In a battle to serve as U.S. Senator from Illinois, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas squared off in debates at seven Illinois cities.

Fourth Debate: Charleston, Illinois - Lincoln Home National Historic ...

It was made by white men, for the benefit of white men and their posterity forever, and never should be administered by any except white men. I ...

32b. The Lincoln-Douglas Debates - USHistory.org

"A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure, permanently, half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be ...

Looking for Lincoln: Knox College - Knox & Galesburg History

A wayside marker at the Old Main Lincoln-Douglas Debate Site on Knox campus is part of the state-wide Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition. the marker is ...

The Unfinished Text of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates

Harold Holzer has now come forward with an entirely new edition of the debates, based not on Lincoln's scrapbook but on a distinctly different set of texts.

How Lincoln Bested Douglas in Their Famous Debates | Smithsonian

Six days later at Freeport, Douglas still managed to keep Lincoln largely on the defensive. But Lincoln set a trap for Douglas. He demanded to know whether, in ...

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates - University of Illinois Press

The Lincoln-Douglas debates have long since ceased to be self-explanatory. This edition is the first to provide a text founded on all known records.

Galesburg, Knox College, October 7 1858 - mrlincolnandfreedom.org

... Lincoln both addressed issues of principle rather than personality,” wrote David Zarefsky in Lincoln Douglas and Slavery: In the Crucible of Public Debate.5 ...

Lincoln Douglas Debates // Primary Sources - House Divided

This page offers a gateway for easy access to the thousands of primary sources and historical records associated with the Lincoln-Douglas Debates

Lincoln - Douglas Square | Great Rivers & Routes

The speech was part of a series of seven historic senatorial debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas. Lincoln challenged Douglas to the debates ...

Lincoln-Douglas (LD) Debate Format | Introduction

This is the first speech of the debate and is known as the “AC” or “1AC.” Here, the Affirmative (Aff) will present their prewritten case for 6 minutes.