Home
About Abrahamlincoln.org
Themes
Youth & Family
Politics & Presidency
Slavery & Emancipation
The Civil War
Lincoln’s Legacy
Features
Exhibitions
Timelines
Essays
Documents
Video & Audio
Lesson Plans
Additional Resources
The Lincoln Prize
The Gilder Lehrman Institute
Home
About Abrahamlincoln.org
Themes
Youth & Family
Politics & Presidency
Slavery & Emancipation
The Civil War
Lincoln’s Legacy
Features
Exhibitions
Timelines
Essays
Documents
Video & Audio
Lesson Plans
Additional Resources
The Lincoln Prize
The Gilder Lehrman Institute
Freeport, August 27, 1858
Posted on
June 16, 2014 1:26 pm
in
Abraham Lincoln & Freedom
Freeport, August 27, 1858
German-American journalist Henry Villard wrote: “The first joint debate between Douglas and Lincoln which I attended (the second in the series of seven) took place on the afternoon of August 27, 1858, at Freeport, Illinois. It was the great…”
Abraham Lincoln and Freedom >