Delivered at galesburg, illinois, on the 6th day of october, 1928, on the 70th anniversary of the lincoln douglas debate, from a platform erected on the spot where the original debate was heldupon the campus of. The first lincolndouglas debates, october 1854, by john a. In high school, i spent three years participating in the forensic event called lincoln douglas debate. The lincolndouglas debates of 1858 lincoln home national. Abraham lincoln at the climax of the great lincolndouglas joint debate in galesburg, illinois. Senator douglas, known as the little giant, had an enviable reputation as an orator, but he met his match in lincoln, who eloquently challenged douglas s concept of popular sovereignty. In the age of the books supposed disappearance into virtual ether, the lincoln studies center has presented us with a gift. The debates were held as part of the campaign for the illinois senatorial seat, pitting the twoterm incumbent, democrat stephen a. For the issues so fiercely debated in 1858 were about various interrelated aspects of one momentous, nationthreatening issue. We have created a classroom edition of this textbook to use as a modified format for inclass debates as well as a full curriculum to teach various debate forms with assessments, rubrics, lesson plans, and activities. Douglas lincoln debates was how the debates were known for many years after the election. The first complete, unexpurgated text holzer, harold on. In this acclaimed book, holzer brings us as close as possible to what. May 31, 2016 since 2000, red book has been a staple for lincoln douglas debaters.
The lincoln studies center edition the knox college lincoln studies center by rodney o. The lincolndouglas debates made history and changed its course through seven legendary matchups between abraham lincoln and stephen douglas during the 1858. Douglas, against the lesserknown abraham lincoln, a successful lawyer and former state politician who was the republican candidate. Prof guelzo has written an excellent book on the lincoln douglas debates that really is more a full discussion of the senate campaign of 1858 and the political maneuverings of prior years leading up to that contest. Guelzo presents lincoln as a political person, in a similar manner to sidney blumenthals portrait in the first of his projected. From august 21 to october 15, 1858, lincoln and douglas traveled to seven cities across illinois to engage in public debates. The lincolndouglas debates is a debate between two people abraham lincoln and stephen douglas, the two were campaigning for the illinois senate seat. In each debate either douglas or lincoln would open with an hour address. Instead of 100,000 words, this volume in the dialogues in history series gives students 20,000 words from the debates. Corrys book largely focuses on recounting and analyzing lincolns remarks in the abbreviated debate series of 1854, though he credits location of a douglas campaign speech as completing the sources he needed for the book.
A value premise is a component of high school lincoln douglas debate case structure. Red book for lincolndouglas debate monument publishing. Cynthia woodhouse this book gives a brief history of the lincolndouglas debate and explains this style of debate where two speakers take turns answering one anothers arguments. Lincoln douglas contrasting visions for americaone embracing life, liberty, pursuit of happiness regardless of race, the other stressing government byfor white men only, in perpetuity. The achievement here is a discoveryor a rediscoveryof what that signal event meant.
Lincolndouglas debatevalue wikibooks, open books for an. Fehrenbacher wrote the notes and selected the contents for this volume and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. While the debates between abraham lincoln and stephen a. Douglaslincoln debates was how the debates were known for many years after the election. The lincolndouglas debates of 1858 updates the lincolndouglas debates for the soundbite era. The book became popular reading throughout the united states. Lincolndouglas format and sample resolutions lincolndouglas debate is one person debating against another person and is primarily focused on competing values. Until the 17th constitutional amendment of 19, senators were elected by state legislatures, so lincoln and douglas were. The complete lincolndouglas debates of 1858, angle, lincoln.
Abraham lincoln at the climax of the great lincoln douglas joint debate in galesburg, illinois. Links to a series of podcasts about the lincoln douglas debates with rodney davis and douglas wilson, codirectors of the lincoln studies center at knox college. How lincoln bested douglas in their famous debates history. Lincoln and douglas decided to hold one debate in each of the nine congressional districts in illinois. Douglas, in the celebrated campaign of 1858, in illinois. Lincoln and douglas agreed to debate in seven of the nine illinois congressional districts. To really know about the debates, why things were said, and so forth, you need to know about each debate in order, as they occurred you can read the actual text of each debate at the abraham lincoln digitization project web site. The seven debates between abraham lincoln and stephen douglas. Lincoln abraham the lincoln douglas debates, first edition.
The lincoln douglas debates made history and changed its course through seven legendary matchups between abraham lincoln and stephen douglas during the 1858. At each debate location lincoln and douglas would alternate who would be first. Buy a cheap copy of the lincoln douglas debates book by abraham lincoln. Lincolndouglas debate podcasts lincoln studies center. Historian matthew pinkser explains the series of debates that would eventually help abraham lincoln become a stronger national candidate for president. Abraham lincoln inscribed lincolndouglas debates book. Nominated in 1858 by the infant republican party to opp. The lincolndouglas debates by abraham lincoln goodreads. The lincoln douglas debates made history and changed its course through seven legendary matchups between abraham lincoln and stephen douglas during the 1858 illinois senatorial race. Stephen a douglas a few months later that kept the discussion, and the participants, before the public. Every two months, a resolution is selected from a list and used at tournaments held during that time period. After the debates, lincoln gathered the text of all his debate speeches, edited them and issued them in the form of a book. Historians have traditionally regarded the series of seven debates between stephen a. Rather than focusing the book primarily on the seven debates between lincoln and douglas, guelzo expands the picture and examines in detail the entire political campaigns of 1858 in order to give the debates context.
Lincoln douglas debates, series of seven debates between the democratic senator stephen a. Douglas are undoubtedly the most celebrated in american history, they may also be the most consequential as well. Lincoln, douglas, election, 1858, 1858 election collection opensource language english. In high school, i spent three years participating in the forensic event called lincolndouglas debate.
The book combines intellectual and tactile appeal with the best versions we have of what douglas and lincoln said in one of the greatest political debates in american history. Douglas not willing to debate 100 timeseven 50as lincoln had hoped. Lincoln abraham the lincoln douglas debates abebooks. You can trust red book to give you the tools necessary for successful lincoln douglas debating. There would be seven debates at seven different illinois cities, all over the state.
Unlike our modern political debates where candidates go back and forth roughly every few minutes, the format for the debates between honest abe and the little giant featured one candidate talking for an hour followed by the other candidate speaking for an hour and a. Lincolndouglas debates summary, dates, significance. Learning lincoln douglas debate is made simple, successful and fun with red book and its related materials. Senator douglas, known as the little giant, had an enviable reputation as an orator, but he met his match in lincoln, who eloquently challenged douglass concept of popular sovereignty. In honor of that anniversary, this episode explores the clash of constitutional visions that characterized the debates between lincoln and douglas. Douglas and abraham lincoln during the 1858 illinois state election campaign as. Douglas and republican challenger abraham lincoln during the 1858 illinois senatorial campaign, largely concerning the issue of slavery extension into the territories. Guelzo 2008 explains that even though lincoln lost in this race, the debates brought him national eminence that gave him a go through into being elected the president. Lincoln gained national attention because of the debates, which led to his being the nominee of the republican party for president in 1860.
But while lincoln may have won the debates, he lost the election. Lincolndouglas debate is a debate activity contested primarily between high schools students. Lincolndouglas debates, series of seven debates between the democratic senator stephen a. He is not above arguing with douglas in his footnotes, as he does on page 80 when discussing douglass october 3, 1854. Authored by chris jeub, the sourcebook teaches readers the structural demands of lincolndouglas debate, provides summer releases for leaguespecific preparation, and gives strategic substance to excel in. Stephen a douglas, in the celebrated campaign of 1858 in illinois. The lincolndouglas society of freeport, illinois 1858 debates. You can trust red book to give you the tools necessary for successful lincolndouglas debating. The lincolndouglas debates audiobook by abraham lincoln. Again, it doesnt try to offer the pointtopoint debate so much as it tries to isolate those elements of the rhetorical style and the rhetorical techniques used by lincoln and douglas to make their points during the.
The lincolndouglas debates university of illinois press. Drawing on their expertise and decades of research on lincoln and illinois history, they examine all the existing texts and bring us as close as possible to what abraham lincoln and stephen douglas. Lincoln and douglas engaged in a series of seven debates in the ensuing months of 1858. Lincoln douglas format and sample resolutions lincoln douglas debate is one person debating against another person and is primarily focused on competing values. David zarefskys wonderful book on the lincoln douglas debates is an analysis of the rhetoric employed by lincoln and douglas. Ld debaters have relied on red book since 2000, a true staple for their preparation. Lincoln, facing a whig audience in charleston in the fourth debate and stung by constant racebaiting from douglas, appeased his frightened party handlers and listed, mr. Lincoln douglas, or ld, is endorsed by the national forensic league, national catholic forensic league, and most state forensics organizations. Douglas is published by university of chicago press. Lincolndouglas contrasting visions for americaone embracing life, liberty, pursuit of happiness regardless of race, the other stressing government byfor white men only, in perpetuity. Although he lost the election, lincoln s gift for oratory and his antislavery stance made him a nationally known figure, and led to his election to the. The lincolndouglas debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between abraham lincoln, the republican candidate for senate in illinois, and the incumbent senator stephen douglas, the democratic party candidate both vying to win the senate seat of illinois. Wilson, is the first book to provide readers with a full text of the lincolndouglas debates, based on all known records, rather than following one or another of the partisan and sometimes widelyvarying newspaper accounts, wilson. Abraham lincoln gave a few more speeches and then challenged douglas to a series of debates.
Delivered at galesburg, illinois, on the 6th day of october, 1928, on the 70th anniversary of the lincolndouglas debate, from a platform erected on the spot where the original debate was heldupon the campus of. Buy a cheap copy of the lincolndouglas debates book by abraham lincoln. Wilson, is the first book to provide readers with a full text of the lincoln douglas debates, based on all known records, rather than following one or another of the partisan and sometimes widelyvarying newspaper accounts, wilson. The seven debates between abraham lincoln and stephen douglas held during the illinois senatorial race of 1858 are among the most important statements in american political history, dramatic struggles over the issues that would tear apart the nation in the civil war. Lincoln, douglas, and brown reading with questions. I knew that lincoln and douglas argued with each other a lot when they were both running for the illinois senate in 1858. Lincolndouglas, or ld, is endorsed by the national forensic league, national catholic forensic league, and most state forensics organizations. The lincoln studies center edition, coedited by rodney o. To really know about the debates, why things were said, and so forth, you need to know about each debate in order, as they occurred you can read the actual text of each debate at the. Alfred whital stern collection of lincolniana library of. The lincolndouglas debates also known as the great debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between abraham lincoln, the republican party candidate for the united states senate from illinois, and incumbent senator stephen douglas, the democratic party candidate. Learning lincolndouglas debate is made simple, successful and fun with red book and its related materials.
A house dividing is a carefully crafted, edited version of the lincoln douglas debates designed to introduce readers to the evolution of abraham lincoln as a politician on the national stage and the role that stephen douglas played in abetting that transformation. In 1858, abraham lincoln was known as a successful illinois lawyer who had achieved some prominence in state politics as a leader in the new republican party. In general, the side that best upholds his or her value premise, which was adequately defended, wins the debate. Douglas and abraham lincoln during the 1858 illinois state election campaign as among the most significant. Lincolndouglas debate wikibooks, open books for an open world. The lincolndouglas debates made history and changed its course through seven legendary matchups between abraham lincoln and stephen douglas during the 1858 illinois senatorial race. The lincolndouglas debates the historic series of seven debates which pitted abraham lincoln against stephen douglas as they vied for an illinois senate seat began on august 21, 1858. Lincolndouglas is commonly defined as a value debate opposed to other styles of debate contested at the high school level, such as policy debate or public. Although he lost the election, lincolns gift for oratory and his antislavery stance made him a nationally known figure, and led to his election to the. Each candidate, lincoln and douglas would speak for 1 and 12 hours.
The value is usually a statement which one side is attempting to achieve throughout the debate. Abraham lincoln douglas debates first edition rare book. The whig belt went almost entirely for douglas and the new legislature would reelect douglas 54 percent to 46 percent. How lincoln bested douglas in their famous debates. Mar 08, 2017 historian matthew pinkser explains the series of debates that would eventually help abraham lincoln become a stronger national candidate for president. The lincolndouglas debates lincoln, abraham, douglas, stephen a. After the election lincoln took his collection of newspaper texts of the debates and had them published in book form. Authored by chris jeub, the sourcebook teaches readers the structural demands of lincoln douglas debate, provides summer releases for leaguespecific preparation, and gives strategic substance to excel in.
The press, of course, was the means by which the drama of the debates, and lincolns apotheosis, were chronicled. In the seventh and final of his debates with douglas, lincoln replies to douglass repeated assertion that all men in the declaration of independence means that all white men are created equal and endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, and that nonwhites are not so created and so endowed. Feb 20, 2008 lincoln, facing a whig audience in charleston in the fourth debate and stung by constant racebaiting from douglas, appeased his frightened party handlers and listed, mr. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. The lincolndouglas debates national constitution center. The united states is justified in intervening in the internal political processes of other countries to attempt to stop human rights abuses, value post navigation. Lincoln douglas is commonly defined as a value debate opposed to other styles of debate contested at the high school level, such as policy debate or public forum debate.
Since 2000, red book has been a staple for lincolndouglas debaters. Lincoln and myself, we are present here today for the purpose of having a joint discussion, as the representatives. Both candidates had already spoken in springfield and chicago within a day of each other, so they decided that their joint appearances would be held in the remaining seven districts. I appear before you today for the purpose of discussing the leading political topics which now agitate the public mind. The lincoln studies center edition, is the first critical edition of the debate texts ever published. Authored by chris jeub, this edition teaches readers the structural demands of value debate while giving the strategic substance to excel in the round to win ballots. They discuss each of the lincoln douglas debates, and their book, the lincoln douglas debates. I have been familiar with the fact of the lincolndouglas debates for as long as i can remember. The debates that defined america 2008, professor allen guelzo explores the debates not only from the standpoint of history and politics, but, more importantly, philosophically from the standpoint of what they meant, and what the respective positions of lincoln and douglas meant, for their times and for. Douglas, the incumbent senator, and abraham lincoln, a former congressman and current attorney, met for the last october 15, 1994. Lincoln, douglas, and brown reading with questions student. I have been familiar with the fact of the lincoln douglas debates for as long as i can remember. Lincolndouglas debate wikibooks, open books for an open. The book the complete lincolndouglas debates of 1858, abraham lincoln and stephen a.