Stephen Douglas debated with Lincoln against slavery
Stephen Douglas
Stephen Douglas
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas
Stephen A.Douglas in 1858,
Stephen Douglas won against Abraham Lincoln when running for US Senate
Abraham Lincoln debated Frederick Douglass in the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858. Of course it was Stephen Douglas. Something tells me Frederick would have had a tough time winning a Senate seat back then. Just a thought.
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Lincoln debated Judge Stephen Douglas in his run for Senator from Illinois. Douglas won the election due to gerrymandering, according to some sources. They also ran against each other in the 1860 Presidential Election, and Douglas had been one of Lincoln's rivals for the hand of Mary Todd when they were younger, too.
Stephen A. Douglas debated Lincoln in a famous series of debates in 1858. They were campaigning for the office of US Senator from Illinois. The debates attracted national attention and were published in the newspapers in the East as well as the Midwest.