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Lincoln–Douglas debate (1858)
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https://gptkb.org/entity/Lincoln–Douglas_debate_(1858)
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gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:debate_series
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Lincoln–Douglas_debates
gptkbp:date
1858
gptkbp:debatedBy
one candidate spoke for 60 minutes, the other for 90 minutes, then the first for 30 minutes
gptkbp:debateLocation
gptkb:Ottawa,_Illinois
Ottawa, Freeport, Jonesboro, Charleston, Galesburg, Quincy, Alton
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
influenced future political debates
gptkbp:lastDebateLocation
gptkb:Alton,_Illinois
gptkbp:legacy
model for modern political debates
gptkbp:location
Illinois, United States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage
widely covered by newspapers
gptkbp:numberOfRooms
7
gptkbp:participants
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:1858_Illinois_Senate_election
gptkbp:result
Stephen A. Douglas won the Senate seat
gptkbp:significance
boosted Abraham Lincoln's national profile
gptkbp:source
transcripts published in newspapers
gptkbp:topic
slavery in the United States
expansion of slavery into territories
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Charleston,_Illinois
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Lincoln–Douglas debate (1858)
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