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Lincoln-Douglas debates | Summary, Dates, Significance, & Facts

Lincoln-Douglas debates, series of seven debates between the Democratic senator Stephen A. Douglas and Republican challenger Abraham Lincoln ...

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 - National Park Service

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858. The Lincoln-Douglas debates were a series of formal political debates between the challenger, Abraham ...

Lincoln–Douglas debates - Wikipedia

Douglas, as the Democratic candidate, held that the decision should be made by the residents of the new states themselves rather than by the federal government ...

Lincoln-Douglas Debate: An Introduction

A History of LD Debate: How Did it all Begin? In 1858 there was a Senate Race in Illinois between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. At the time, Stephen ...

Lincoln-Douglas Debates | American Battlefield Trust

Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln faced off in a series of debates focused on slavery as they vied for a United States Senate seat representing Illinois.

Historical Analysis of the Lincoln Douglas Debates

The debates consisted of Douglas accusing Lincoln of being an abolitionist while Lincoln accused Douglas of wanting to nationalize slavery. These main topics ...

Savvy Lincoln saw opportunity in the record of his debates with ...

After losing his Senate race, Abraham Lincoln pubished the record of his debates with Stephen Douglas, a strategy that helped him win the ...

Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858

A series of seven debates for the Illinois State Senate were held across the state of Illinois between Republican nominee Abraham Lincoln and Democratic ...

Lincoln‑Douglas Debates ‑ Background, Summary & Significance

The Lincoln‑Douglas debates were a series of seven public debates in 1858 between Republican challenger Abraham Lincoln and incumbent ...

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates - YouTube

The Lincoln Douglas Debates of 1858 were some of the most controversial in US history. Having deepened the divide between North and South ...

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates 4th Debate Part I

Mr. Lincoln took the stand at a quarter before three, and was greeted with vociferous and protracted applause; after which, he said:

Introduction to Lincoln-Douglas (LD) Debate

What is Lincoln-Douglas (LD) Debate? Lincoln-Douglas is a one-on-one debate event between two teams, as contrasted with Public Forum and Policy which are two-on ...

Lincoln-Douglas Debates | Series | C-SPAN.org

Lincoln-Douglas Alton Debate Review. Professors John Splaine and Edna Greene Medford talk about their impressions of this debate, including its significance as ...

Lincoln–Douglas debate format - Wikipedia

The debate format is known for spreading, a practice in which debaters speak quickly to squeeze as much argument as possible into a short time limit. The ...

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates over Slavery Explained | Britannica

Transcript. The Lincoln-Douglas debates were a series of seven debates between Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas and Republican challenger Abraham Lincoln ...

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates 1st Debate - Teaching American History

Mr. Lincoln wants to know why I voted against Mr. Chase's amendment to the Nebraska Bill. I will tell him. In the first place, the bill already conferred all ...

DEBATES - St. Olaf College

Excerpts from the Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858. Introduction by Professor Fitzgerald: In the fall of 1858, the two leading candidates for U.S. Senate for ...

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates in Contemporary Politics

Modern viewers are dissatisfied with the extremely short answers that candidates give today and view the Lincoln-Douglas style of debates as a good alternative.

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Square | Enjoy Illinois

Experience the history of the second of the famous debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas.

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates - Digital History

During the course of the debates, Lincoln and Douglas presented two sharply contrasting views of the problem of slavery. Douglas argued that slavery was a dying ...