This article
is about the historical debates of 1858.
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The Lincoln–Douglas Debates of 1858
(also known as The Great Debates of 1858) were a series of seven debates
between Abraham Lincoln,
the Republican
candidate for the Senate in Illinois, and Senator Stephen Douglas, the Democratic
Party candidate. At the time, U.S. senators were elected by state
legislatures; thus Lincoln and Douglas were trying for their
respective parties to win control of the Illinois legislature. The debates
previewed the issues that Lincoln would face in the aftermath of his victory in
the 1860
presidential election. The main issue discussed in all seven debates
was slavery.
In agreeing to the debates, Lincoln and
Douglas decided to hold one debate in each of the nine congressional
districts in Illinois. Because both had already spoken in two—Springfield
and Chicago—within a day of each other, they decided
that their "joint appearances" would be held only in the remaining
seven districts.
The debates were held in seven towns in
the state of Illinois:
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