In Freeport, Illinois, just beyond the somnolent downtown, a small park near the Pecatonica River is wedged next to the public library. In the mid-19th century, however, land along the shore stretched ...

Before the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858, Abraham Lincoln was relatively unknown in contrast to his opponent Stephen ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. ' A northerner who none-the-less opposed the abolitionists (Pierce). Congress, in the hands of the ...

During the debates between Lincoln and Douglas, Lincoln combines the nation’s moral compass with the constitution, sparking a major turning point, in this clip from Season 1, "The Railsplitter." Steve ...

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A black student was recently upset by a lecture on the Lincoln-Douglas debates, saying she felt the professor presented the topic far too objectively and arguing “it can’t just simply be debated.” The ...

The Lincoln–Douglas Debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois, and incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas, ...

A stamp commemorating the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858. Public domain photo. Aug. 21, 1858, brought the first of the famous three-hour long debates between Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln.

ANAC copy 39088001315837 from the Daniel Boorstin American Civilization Collection. pt. I. Introductory. 1958: The crisis in historical judgment ; 1858: Lincoln versus Douglas ; The alternatives. -- ...

Introduction: From Lincoln and Douglas to Nixon and Kennedy -- The least man I ever saw -- Take care of your old Whigs -- A David greater than Goliath -- For God's sake, Linder, come up -- In the face ...

Lincoln and incumbent senator Douglas squared off, of course, in the most famous debates in American history. The Illinois encounters would reshape the nation's bitter argument over slavery, transform ...