Clarence Thomas is not evil as many of his critics say nor the hero his backers worship. He’s not the legal incompetent his detractors ridicule. Nor is he the legal visionary many conservatives describe. He’s not the Uncle Tom of racist caricatures drawn by some liberal cartoonists. But his vision of equality couldn’t be more at odds with that of the first black justice … [Read more...] about Clarence Thomas ‘documentary’ was no documentary
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Freeport Doctrine helps Douglas win Illinois and lose nation
Freeport, Illinois, Aug, 27 The late August morning brought along a chilly rain. I have dressed the warmest I can, and I find it quite surprising to see such a crowd. Lining the street are Lincoln supporters; some of the crowd still is recovering from Douglas’ arrival the night before. As in Ottawa, Douglas arrived with the sound of a booming cannon still attached to … [Read more...] about Freeport Doctrine helps Douglas win Illinois and lose nation
Lincoln: ‘Physical differences…forever forbid the two races from living together’
Charleston, Illinois, Sept. 18 As fall becomes well and truly upon us so does the frequency of the Lincoln and Douglas public feud. This debate is set to take place on the Coles County Fairgrounds, and it is filled with upwards of ten thousand people, perhaps nearer to fifteen thousand. Eleven railroad cars of people arrived from Indiana. Again there is much pageantry … [Read more...] about Lincoln: ‘Physical differences…forever forbid the two races from living together’
Lincoln: Granting negro equality as fantastical as proving ‘horse-chesnut to be a chesnut horse’
Quincy, Illinois,Oct. 13 The Lincoln Douglas debate moves to downtown Quincy. It could be assumed that this city is a fan of Lincoln. Quincy is a city of Whigs, Mr. Lincoln’s former political party. Today is a clear sky and without any of the cold and bracing wind of Galesburg. The Quincy Whig published a programme for the speech. Judge Douglas arrived the prior night in … [Read more...] about Lincoln: Granting negro equality as fantastical as proving ‘horse-chesnut to be a chesnut horse’
Douglas: ‘I’m in favor of confining citizenship to white men’
Ottawa, Illinois, Aug. 21 The stage for the first debate has been erected on the edge of the canal. It is constructed in a manner that allows for impermanence due to the nature of these debates. To stir people up for the election and then to be torn away at the end of it all. I suppose there is a charm to it, to live in the moment of history. Ottawa itself, in the far north … [Read more...] about Douglas: ‘I’m in favor of confining citizenship to white men’
