Lincoln-Douglas Freeport Debate Preview
Historians and participants discussed the historical context of the Lincoln-Douglas debates and their significance, especially the second debate in Freeport, Illinois. Senator Simon, who wro…
1,089 viewsHistorians and participants discussed the historical context of the Lincoln-Douglas debates and their significance, especially the second debate in Freeport, Illinois. Senator Simon, who wro…
1,089 viewsLincoln biographer Stephen Oates spoke about his efforts to tell Civil War history by using first-person monologues of major figures such as Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis a…
425 viewsProfessor Stephen Oates talked about his book, "The Approaching Fury: Voices of the Storm, 1820-1861". The book examines the events leading up to the Civil War, beginning with the Missouri C…
2,470 viewsProfessors Juliet Walker and Stephen Oates discussed their impressions of this re-enactment. They also talked about the effects that the Freeport debate had on the career of Senator Douglas …
566 viewsIn this first panel historians and authors discussed President Lincoln’s assassination which occurred on April 14, 1865. They highlighted the events which led to the assassination and the po…
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