Lincoln-Douglas Debates Preview
The Lincoln-Douglas preview began with a short portion from the Charleston debate, it also took a look at Abraham Lincoln’s term as a congre… read more
The Lincoln-Douglas preview began with a short portion from the Charleston debate, it also took a look at Abraham Lincoln’s term as a congressman from Illinois, and had an interview in the Old Senate Chamber of the U.S. Capitol about Senator Douglas’s time in Washington. In Quincy, Illinois, the site of the sixth debate, various persons were interviewed about the debate site and about Quincy’s John Wood, co-founder of the Republican Party and friend of Abraham Lincoln. close
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- William "Bill" C. Allen Historian
- Phil Germann Executive Director Quincy Historical Society
- Carl Landrum Historian Quincy, IL
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