Lincoln-Douglas Alton Debate
Stephen A. Douglas, the incumbent senator, and Abraham Lincoln, a former congressman and current attorney, met for the last in a series of seven debates for the right to represent Illinois i…
5,925 viewsStephen A. Douglas, the incumbent senator, and Abraham Lincoln, a former congressman and current attorney, met for the last in a series of seven debates for the right to represent Illinois i…
5,925 viewsStephen A. Douglas, the incumbent democratic senator of Illinois, and Abraham Lincoln, a former congressman and current attorney, met for the first in a series of seven debates for the right…
8,515 viewsHistorians, participants, and spectators discussed the significance of the Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debates, especially the final debate in Alton, Illinois. Telephone lines were a…
889 viewsStephen A. Douglas, the incumbent Senator, and Abraham Lincoln, a former congressman and current attorney, met for the sixth in a series of seven debates for the right to represent Illinois …
1,996 viewsHistorians, participants, and spectators talked about the significance of the debates, especially the sixth debate in Quincy, Illinois. Telephone lines were also opened for viewer commen…
489 viewsStephen A. Douglas, the incumbent senator, and Abraham Lincoln, a former congressman and current attorney, met for the fifth in a series of seven debates for the right to represent Illinois …
8,014 viewsHistorians, participants and spectators talked about the significance of the debates, especially the fifth debate in Galesburg Illinois. Telephone lines were also opened for viewer comments.…
621 viewsA re-enactment of the Lincoln-Douglas Charleston debate.
2,246 viewsProfessor John Splaine reviewed the first three debates and previewed this fourth debate. Mayor Daniel Cougill talked about his community’s efforts in re-enacting the debate. Professor Bob S…
377 viewsStephen A. Douglas, the incumbent senator, and Abraham Lincoln, a former congressman and current attorney, met for the third in a series of seven debates for the right to represent Illinois …
1,523 viewsA preview of the Lincoln-Douglas Jonesboro debate. This was the third of seven debate reenactments .
708 viewsStephen A. Douglas, the incumbent senator, and Abraham Lincoln, a former congressman and current attorney, met for the second in a series of seven debates for the right to represent Illinois…
4,212 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…
1,091 viewsHistorians, participants, and spectators talked about the significance of the debates, especially the first debate in Ottawa, Illinois. Telephone lines were also opened for viewer comments. …
1,668 viewsProfessors John Splaine and Edna Greene Medford talked about their impressions of this debate, including its significance as the last debate and all the various issues raised in the debates.…
2,386 viewsAbraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas experts participated in a live call-in program following a reenacting of the Lincoln-Douglas Debate that took place in Quincy, Illinois.
472 viewsSeveral Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas experts participated in a live call-in program. They spoke about C-SPAN’s reenaction program of the Lincoln-Douglas Debate that took place at Knox…
593 viewsProfessors David Zarefsky and Bill Wiggins talked about the significance of this debate and the issues raised in it, especially Mr. Lincoln’s view on black equality. Telephone lines were als…
491 viewsProfessors John Simon and Edna Greene Medford talked about the significance of this debate for both Lincoln and Douglas and the issues raised in it, such as slavery and states' rights. Telep…
442 viewsProfessors Howard Lindsey, of DePaul University and Richard Current of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, talked about their impressions of this debate, including such issues as…
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