In the fading light of the evening on June 16, 1858, Abraham Lincoln stepped before the Illinois Republican Convention in Springfield and delivered a speech that startled even his allies with its moral clarity and stark prognosis. Accepting his party’s nomination for the United…
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On August 21, 1858, in Ottawa, Illinois, two leading figures in American democracy launched a series of debates over a Senate seat, debating what it means to be free, democracy, and the purpose of the United States. The National Parks Service states that the first debate…
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