Abraham Lincoln, First Debate with Stephen A. Douglas at Ottawa, Illinois, August 21, 1858, Excerpts
Overview
Lincoln, Abraham. 1858. "First Debate with Stephen A. Douglas." Excerpts of speech delivered at Ottawa, Illinois, August 21, 1858. https://www.nps.gov/liho/learn/historyculture/debate1.htm
HIST 2010 Election of 1860 - Sectional Tensions/Pre Civil War
Contains Lincoln’s ideas about slavery.