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……
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Lincoln-Douglas debates marred by overt racism
When Abraham Lincoln and Sen. Stephen A. Douglas arrived in dry and dusty Ottawa, Illinois, on Aug. 21, 1858, for……
Lincoln: Slavery represents ‘eternal struggle between….right and wrong”
Alton, Illinois, Oct. 15 The final debate has a small crowd of perhaps 5,000 people, a small number considering that……
Lincoln: the negro has a ‘humble’ share of Declaration of Independence
Galesburg, Illinois, Oct. 7 After the pleasant summer afternoons of late September comes the harsh bite of early fall. The……
In Egypt – the shame of letting Frederick Douglass ride next to a white woman
Jonesboro, Illinois, Sept. 15 While I doubt it was the late fall heat keeping people away completely, the crowd in……