What Did Abraham Lincoln And Stephen Douglas Debate About
Historians have traditionally regarded the series of seven debates between stephen a.
What did abraham lincoln and stephen douglas debate about. Lincoln douglas debates series of seven debates between the democratic senator stephen a. 3 the november december 1997 issue pp. It was here on august 27 1858 that u s. The debate that was to take place this day was the first of a series of seven debates that would go down in history as the lincoln douglas debates of 1858 abraham lincoln would become president two years after these debates in the election of 1860.
The first debate between stephen a. The 7th and final debate between senatorial candidates abraham lincoln and stephen douglas was held on october 15 1858 in alton illinois. Douglas and abraham lincoln in 1858 during the illinois senate contest is the quintessential debate of that era. While the career of stephen douglas overshadowed that of lincoln during most of his lifetime he is best remembered today for the seven debates against his perennial rival in the summer and fall of 1858.
Today bronze statues of douglas and lincoln stand to commemorate the event at lincoln douglas square in alton. Douglas waged a war of words. The seven lincoln douglas debates in 1858 took place during a senate race yet came to define national political issues and made lincoln a rising star. Related content debating on television.
Three months later douglas who had taken ill and may have suffered a stroke died. Senatorial candidates abraham lincoln and stephen a. Candidate lincoln photographed by preston brooks in 1860. Douglas and republican challenger abraham lincoln during the 1858 illinois senatorial campaign largely concerning the issue of slavery extension into the territories.
Douglas by gordon leidner of great american history the following article was originally published in the lincolnian the newsletter of the lincoln group of the district of columbia in vol. As a gentlemanly gesture stephen douglas reached out and took lincoln s hat and held it during the speech. Douglas and abraham lincoln during the 1858 illinois state election lincoln opened the campaign on an ominous.