Lincoln-Douglas Debate (1858)

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gptkbp:instanceOf	debate series
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Lincoln-Douglas_debates
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	historical markers in Illinois
gptkbp:debatedBy	one candidate spoke for 60 minutes, the other for 90 minutes, then the first for 30 minutes face-to-face political debate
gptkbp:debateLocation	gptkb:Charleston,_Illinois gptkb:Ottawa,_Illinois gptkb:Galesburg,_Illinois gptkb:Freeport,_Illinois gptkb:Jonesboro,_Illinois gptkb:Quincy,_Illinois gptkb:Alton,_Illinois
gptkbp:format	gptkb:military
gptkbp:historicalName	gptkb:antebellum_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Lincoln-Douglas Debate (1858)
gptkbp:impact	helped Lincoln gain national attention shaped public opinion on slavery
gptkbp:influenced	American political debate format
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act gptkb:Dred_Scott_decision
gptkbp:lastDebateLocation	gptkb:Alton,_Illinois
gptkbp:legacy	influenced future political debates
gptkbp:location	Illinois, United States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	widely covered by newspapers
gptkbp:notableQuote	Freeport Question
gptkbp:numberOfRooms	7
gptkbp:participants	gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkbp:preservedIn	gptkb:historical_documents
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Democratic_Party gptkb:Republican_Party gptkb:U.S._Senate 1858 Illinois Senate race pre-Civil War politics
gptkbp:result	Stephen A. Douglas won the Senate seat
gptkbp:significance	raised Abraham Lincoln's national profile
gptkbp:source	transcripts published in newspapers
gptkbp:subjectOf	books and documentaries
gptkbp:topic	slavery in the United States expansion of slavery into territories
gptkbp:year	1858
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Galesburg,_Illinois,_USA
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8