In 1858, after winning the Republican nomination for the Senate against incumbent Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln gave a ...

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The Lincoln-Douglas debates are among the most important events in United States history. The seven debates were conducted throughout Illinois in the summer and fall of 1858. Not only significant ...

How Lincoln Bested Douglas in Their Famous Debates The 1858 debates reframed America’s argument about slavery and transformed Lincoln into a presidential contender ...

Chances are you’ve heard of the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858. The series of debates between Abraham Lincoln and U.S. Senator Stephen Douglas launched Lincoln into national prominence, and he ...

You won't find Norman Rockwell, Pearl S. Buck or John Deere buried in Vermont, so you'll have to travel out of state to see ...

Granville Sentinel columnist Jeff Gill compares the format of today's presidential debates and Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858.

Granville Sentinel columnist Jeff Gill compares the format of today's presidential debates and Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858.

The Washington Monthly unearths the unknown 1858 debate in which the very nasty--and, frankly, very rude--press corps is totally unfair to Mr. Lincoln, our second greatest president after Donald J ...

Lincoln and Douglas fought for a seat in the Senate, then for the presidency. Following the outbreak of civil war, rivals became allies.

Knox College displays its banner supporting presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln as he speaks before a crowd during his fifth debate with Sen. Stephen A. Douglas in Galesburg, Ill., on Oct. 7, 1858.