....The Lincoln Douglas Debates
slavery
Lincoln was anti-slavery and Douglas was pro-slavery. Both men were backed by business interests.
It was the issue of slavery that Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A Douglas disagreed about during their political debates. Stephen A Douglas supported slavery while Abraham Lincoln opposed it.
Slavery in the territories
Lincoln thought that slavery should be abolished for good, while on the other hand, Douglas wanted it to contiune.:)
Stephen A. Douglas
Slavery
slavery
Abraham Lincoln opposed slavery and Douglas wanted states rights
The key issue in the Lincoln-Douglas debates was slavery. Lincoln and Douglas were viewed as contenders for the 1860 presidential election.
It was Abraham Lincoln but Tubman and Douglas were against slavery too.